Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 24 August 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,231.80 per troy ounce on 24 August 2010, up $4.900 (0.40%) from the previous close of $1,226.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.02% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $942.30, making this a +30.72% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,231.80 per troy ounce on 24 August 2010. That is $4.90 higher than the previous close of $1,226.90, a move of 0.40%.
The gold price rose on 24 August 2010, gaining $4.90 (0.40%) against the previous session's close of $1,226.90.
At $1,231.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.60 on 24 August 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 August 2010 18k gold was worth about $29.70 per gram and 14k about $23.10 per gram, against $39.60 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.1 on 24 August 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 24 August 2010, gold was around $942.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,231.80 therefore represents a rise of 30.7% over twelve months.
It closed 2.02% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-18.