Distance from the record
This close sat 1.21% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-09-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 September 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $995.80 per troy ounce on 3 September 2009, up $19.20 (1.97%) from the previous close of $976.60.
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 1.21% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2009-09-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $802.70, making this a +24.06% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $995.80 per troy ounce on 3 September 2009. That is $19.20 higher than the previous close of $976.60, a move of 1.97%.
The gold price rose on 3 September 2009, gaining $19.20 (1.97%) against the previous session's close of $976.60.
At $995.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $32.02 on 3 September 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 September 2009 18k gold was worth about $24.01 per gram and 14k about $18.68 per gram, against $32.02 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.2 on 3 September 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 September 2009, gold was around $945.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $995.80 is a gain of 5.3% over the week.
A year before 3 September 2009, gold was around $802.70 per troy ounce. The close of $995.80 therefore represents a rise of 24.1% over twelve months.
It closed 1.21% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2009-09-01.