Distance from the record
This close sat 2.10% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-09-16.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 24 September 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 10 September 2009
Gold closed at $997.50 per troy ounce on 24 September 2009, down $15.50 (1.53%) from the previous close of $1,013.00.
This close sat 2.10% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-09-16.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $889.00, making this a +12.20% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $997.50 per troy ounce on 24 September 2009. That is $15.50 lower than the previous close of $1,013.00, a move of -1.53%.
The gold price fell on 24 September 2009, losing $15.50 (1.53%) against the previous session's close of $1,013.00.
At $997.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $32.07 on 24 September 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 24 September 2009 18k gold was worth about $24.05 per gram and 14k about $18.71 per gram, against $32.07 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.3 on 24 September 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 24 September 2009, gold was around $942.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $997.50 is a gain of 5.9% over the month.
A year before 24 September 2009, gold was around $889.00 per troy ounce. The close of $997.50 therefore represents a rise of 12.2% over twelve months.
It closed 2.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-09-16.