Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 July 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 19 June 2012
Gold closed at $1,621.30 per troy ounce on 3 July 2012, up $24.10 (1.51%) from the previous close of $1,597.20.
Notable session: highest close of the month.
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.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 14.16% 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 $1,502.30, making this a +7.92% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,621.30 per troy ounce on 3 July 2012. That is $24.10 higher than the previous close of $1,597.20, a move of 1.51%.
The gold price rose on 3 July 2012, gaining $24.10 (1.51%) against the previous session's close of $1,597.20.
At $1,621.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $52.13 on 3 July 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 July 2012 18k gold was worth about $39.09 per gram and 14k about $30.41 per gram, against $52.13 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.4 on 3 July 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 July 2012, gold was around $1,574.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,621.30 is a gain of 3.0% over the week.
It closed 14.16% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.