Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 August 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,826.70 per troy ounce on 30 August 2011, up $38.30 (2.14%) from the previous close of $1,788.40.
This was a 2.14% 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.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 3.28% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 10 of 246 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,237.10, making this a +47.66% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,826.70 per troy ounce on 30 August 2011. That is $38.30 higher than the previous close of $1,788.40, a move of 2.14%.
The gold price rose on 30 August 2011, gaining $38.30 (2.14%) against the previous session's close of $1,788.40.
At $1,826.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $58.73 on 30 August 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 August 2011 18k gold was worth about $44.05 per gram and 14k about $34.26 per gram, against $58.73 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 44.1 on 30 August 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 44.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 August 2011, gold was around $1,628.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,826.70 is a gain of 12.2% over the month.
A year before 30 August 2011, gold was around $1,237.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,826.70 therefore represents a rise of 47.7% over twelve months.
It closed 3.28% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.