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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 November 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 21 September 2011
Gold closed at $1,764.20 per troy ounce on 3 November 2011, up $35.50 (2.05%) from the previous close of $1,728.70.
This was a 2.05% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for gold. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 6.59% 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 $1,337.10, making this a +31.94% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,764.20 per troy ounce on 3 November 2011. That is $35.50 higher than the previous close of $1,728.70, a move of 2.05%.
The gold price rose on 3 November 2011, gaining $35.50 (2.05%) against the previous session's close of $1,728.70.
At $1,764.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $56.72 on 3 November 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 November 2011 18k gold was worth about $42.54 per gram and 14k about $33.09 per gram, against $56.72 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.2 on 3 November 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 3 November 2011, gold was around $1,656.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,764.20 is a gain of 6.5% over the month.
A year before 3 November 2011, gold was around $1,337.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,764.20 therefore represents a rise of 31.9% over twelve months.
It closed 6.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.