Distance from the record
This close sat 10.29% 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 4 December 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 November 2012
Gold closed at $1,694.40 per troy ounce on 4 December 2012, down $25.20 (1.47%) from the previous close of $1,719.60.
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 10.29% 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 $1,747.00, making this a -3.01% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,694.40 per troy ounce on 4 December 2012. That is $25.20 lower than the previous close of $1,719.60, a move of -1.47%.
The gold price fell on 4 December 2012, losing $25.20 (1.47%) against the previous session's close of $1,719.60.
At $1,694.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $54.48 on 4 December 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 December 2012 18k gold was worth about $40.86 per gram and 14k about $31.78 per gram, against $54.48 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.8 on 4 December 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 December 2012, gold was around $1,742.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,694.40 is a loss of 2.7% over the week.
It closed 10.29% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.