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 6 February 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,722.80 per troy ounce on 6 February 2012, down $15.10 (0.87%) from the previous close of $1,737.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 8.78% 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 $1,348.30, making this a +27.78% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,722.80 per troy ounce on 6 February 2012. That is $15.10 lower than the previous close of $1,737.90, a move of -0.87%.
The gold price fell on 6 February 2012, losing $15.10 (0.87%) against the previous session's close of $1,737.90.
At $1,722.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.39 on 6 February 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 February 2012 18k gold was worth about $41.54 per gram and 14k about $32.31 per gram, against $55.39 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.1 on 6 February 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 6 February 2012, gold was around $1,616.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,722.80 is a gain of 6.6% over the month.
A year before 6 February 2012, gold was around $1,348.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,722.80 therefore represents a rise of 27.8% over twelve months.
It closed 8.78% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.