Distance from the record
This close sat 14.21% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 September 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,620.40 per troy ounce on 30 September 2011, up $4.900 (0.30%) from the previous close of $1,615.50.
This close sat 14.21% 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 $1,307.80, making this a +23.90% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,620.40 per troy ounce on 30 September 2011. That is $4.90 higher than the previous close of $1,615.50, a move of 0.30%.
The gold price rose on 30 September 2011, gaining $4.90 (0.30%) against the previous session's close of $1,615.50.
At $1,620.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $52.10 on 30 September 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 September 2011 18k gold was worth about $39.07 per gram and 14k about $30.39 per gram, against $52.10 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.9 on 30 September 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 30 September 2011, gold was around $1,826.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,620.40 is a loss of 11.3% over the month.
A year before 30 September 2011, gold was around $1,307.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,620.40 therefore represents a rise of 23.9% over twelve months.
It closed 14.21% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.