Distance from the record
This close sat 3.49% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-05-02.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 June 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,502.30 per troy ounce on 30 June 2011, down $7.600 (0.50%) from the previous close of $1,509.90.
This close sat 3.49% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-05-02.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,245.50, making this a +20.62% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,502.30 per troy ounce on 30 June 2011. That is $7.60 lower than the previous close of $1,509.90, a move of -0.50%.
The gold price fell on 30 June 2011, losing $7.60 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $1,509.90.
At $1,502.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.30 on 30 June 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 June 2011 18k gold was worth about $36.23 per gram and 14k about $28.18 per gram, against $48.30 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 43.2 on 30 June 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 43.2 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 June 2011, gold was around $1,245.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,502.30 therefore represents a rise of 20.6% over twelve months.
It closed 3.49% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-05-02.