Distance from the record
This close sat 8.71% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 February 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,111.40 per troy ounce on 3 February 2010, down $6.000 (0.54%) from the previous close of $1,117.40.
This close sat 8.71% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-12-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $892.00, making this a +24.60% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,111.40 per troy ounce on 3 February 2010. That is $6.00 lower than the previous close of $1,117.40, a move of -0.54%.
The gold price fell on 3 February 2010, losing $6.00 (0.54%) against the previous session's close of $1,117.40.
At $1,111.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $35.73 on 3 February 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 February 2010 18k gold was worth about $26.80 per gram and 14k about $20.84 per gram, against $35.73 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 68.1 on 3 February 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 68.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 February 2010, gold was around $1,084.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,111.40 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A year before 3 February 2010, gold was around $892.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,111.40 therefore represents a rise of 24.6% over twelve months.
It closed 8.71% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-12-03.