Distance from the record
This close sat 12.88% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 January 2007, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $627.10 per troy ounce on 3 January 2007, down $8.100 (1.28%) from the previous close of $635.20.
This close sat 12.88% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 243 of 252 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $530.70, making this a +18.16% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $627.10 per troy ounce on 3 January 2007. That is $8.10 lower than the previous close of $635.20, a move of -1.28%.
The gold price fell on 3 January 2007, losing $8.10 (1.28%) against the previous session's close of $635.20.
At $627.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $20.16 on 3 January 2007. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 January 2007 18k gold was worth about $15.12 per gram and 14k about $11.76 per gram, against $20.16 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.9 on 3 January 2007, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.9 ounces of silver.
A year before 3 January 2007, gold was around $530.70 per troy ounce. The close of $627.10 therefore represents a rise of 18.2% over twelve months.
It closed 12.88% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.