Distance from the record
This close sat 5.22% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 4 February 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,348.30 per troy ounce on 4 February 2011, down $4.000 (0.30%) from the previous close of $1,352.30.
This close sat 5.22% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,062.40, making this a +26.91% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,348.30 per troy ounce on 4 February 2011. That is $4.00 lower than the previous close of $1,352.30, a move of -0.30%.
The gold price fell on 4 February 2011, losing $4.00 (0.30%) against the previous session's close of $1,352.30.
At $1,348.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.35 on 4 February 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 February 2011 18k gold was worth about $32.51 per gram and 14k about $25.29 per gram, against $43.35 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 46.4 on 4 February 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 46.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 4 February 2011, gold was around $1,062.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,348.30 therefore represents a rise of 26.9% over twelve months.
It closed 5.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.