Distance from the record
This close sat 1.73% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-06-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 August 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,235.40 per troy ounce on 26 August 2010, down $4.100 (0.33%) from the previous close of $1,239.50.
This close sat 1.73% 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 $944.30, making this a +30.83% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,235.40 per troy ounce on 26 August 2010. That is $4.10 lower than the previous close of $1,239.50, a move of -0.33%.
The gold price fell on 26 August 2010, losing $4.10 (0.33%) against the previous session's close of $1,239.50.
At $1,235.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.72 on 26 August 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 August 2010 18k gold was worth about $29.79 per gram and 14k about $23.17 per gram, against $39.72 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.1 on 26 August 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 26 August 2010, gold was around $944.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,235.40 therefore represents a rise of 30.8% over twelve months.
It closed 1.73% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-18.