Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 23 September 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 September 2010
Gold closed at $1,294.30 per troy ounce on 23 September 2010, up $4.100 (0.32%) from the previous close of $1,290.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.03% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-09-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,013.00, making this a +27.77% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,294.30 per troy ounce on 23 September 2010. That is $4.10 higher than the previous close of $1,290.20, a move of 0.32%.
The gold price rose on 23 September 2010, gaining $4.10 (0.32%) against the previous session's close of $1,290.20.
At $1,294.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.61 on 23 September 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 September 2010 18k gold was worth about $31.21 per gram and 14k about $24.27 per gram, against $41.61 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.1 on 23 September 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 23 September 2010, gold was around $1,226.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,294.30 is a gain of 5.5% over the month.
A year before 23 September 2010, gold was around $1,013.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,294.30 therefore represents a rise of 27.8% over twelve months.
It closed 1.03% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-09-01.