Distance from the record
This close sat 1.69% 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 27 August 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,236.00 per troy ounce on 27 August 2010, up $0.600 (0.05%) from the previous close of $1,235.40.
Gold barely moved, closing within 0.05% of the previous session. Flat days are the majority of any price series and are most useful as the baseline the notable days are measured against.
This close sat 1.69% 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 $945.50, making this a +30.72% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,236.00 per troy ounce on 27 August 2010. That is $0.60 higher than the previous close of $1,235.40, a move of 0.05%.
The gold price rose on 27 August 2010, gaining $0.60 (0.05%) against the previous session's close of $1,235.40.
At $1,236.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.74 on 27 August 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 August 2010 18k gold was worth about $29.80 per gram and 14k about $23.18 per gram, against $39.74 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.9 on 27 August 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 27 August 2010, gold was around $1,158.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,236.00 is a gain of 6.7% over the month.
A year before 27 August 2010, gold was around $945.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,236.00 therefore represents a rise of 30.7% over twelve months.
It closed 1.69% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-06-18.