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 December 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,662.60 per troy ounce on 27 December 2012, up $2.800 (0.17%) from the previous close of $1,659.80.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 11.97% 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 $1,594.20, making this a +4.29% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,662.60 per troy ounce on 27 December 2012. That is $2.80 higher than the previous close of $1,659.80, a move of 0.17%.
The gold price rose on 27 December 2012, gaining $2.80 (0.17%) against the previous session's close of $1,659.80.
At $1,662.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $53.45 on 27 December 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 December 2012 18k gold was worth about $40.09 per gram and 14k about $31.18 per gram, against $53.45 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.1 on 27 December 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 11.97% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.