Distance from the record
This close sat 7.98% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 February 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,737.90 per troy ounce on 3 February 2012, down $18.90 (1.08%) from the previous close of $1,756.80.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 7.98% 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 $1,352.30, making this a +28.51% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,737.90 per troy ounce on 3 February 2012. That is $18.90 lower than the previous close of $1,756.80, a move of -1.08%.
The gold price fell on 3 February 2012, losing $18.90 (1.08%) against the previous session's close of $1,756.80.
At $1,737.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.87 on 3 February 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 February 2012 18k gold was worth about $41.91 per gram and 14k about $32.59 per gram, against $55.87 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.5 on 3 February 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 3 February 2012, gold was around $1,599.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,737.90 is a gain of 8.6% over the month.
A year before 3 February 2012, gold was around $1,352.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,737.90 therefore represents a rise of 28.5% over twelve months.
It closed 7.98% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.