Distance from the record
This close sat 4.48% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-09-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 3 September 2010, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,249.20 per troy ounce on 3 September 2010, down $2.300 (0.18%) from the previous close of $1,251.50.
This close sat 4.48% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-09-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $995.80, making this a +25.45% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,249.20 per troy ounce on 3 September 2010. That is $2.30 lower than the previous close of $1,251.50, a move of -0.18%.
The gold price fell on 3 September 2010, losing $2.30 (0.18%) against the previous session's close of $1,251.50.
At $1,249.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.16 on 3 September 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 3 September 2010 18k gold was worth about $30.12 per gram and 14k about $23.43 per gram, against $40.16 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.7 on 3 September 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 3 September 2010, gold was around $1,185.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,249.20 is a gain of 5.4% over the month.
A year before 3 September 2010, gold was around $995.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,249.20 therefore represents a rise of 25.4% over twelve months.
It closed 4.48% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-09-01.