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 27 April 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 12 April 2012
Gold closed at $1,664.00 per troy ounce on 27 April 2012, up $4.400 (0.27%) from the previous close of $1,659.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 11.90% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,516.70, making this a +9.71% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,664.00 per troy ounce on 27 April 2012. That is $4.40 higher than the previous close of $1,659.60, a move of 0.27%.
The gold price rose on 27 April 2012, gaining $4.40 (0.27%) against the previous session's close of $1,659.60.
At $1,664.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $53.50 on 27 April 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 April 2012 18k gold was worth about $40.12 per gram and 14k about $31.21 per gram, against $53.50 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.1 on 27 April 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 11.90% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.