Distance from the record
This close sat 16.43% 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 6 July 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,578.40 per troy ounce on 6 July 2012, down $30.50 (1.90%) from the previous close of $1,608.90.
This close sat 16.43% 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 $1,528.70, making this a +3.25% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,578.40 per troy ounce on 6 July 2012. That is $30.50 lower than the previous close of $1,608.90, a move of -1.90%.
The gold price fell on 6 July 2012, losing $30.50 (1.90%) against the previous session's close of $1,608.90.
At $1,578.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $50.75 on 6 July 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 July 2012 18k gold was worth about $38.06 per gram and 14k about $29.60 per gram, against $50.75 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.7 on 6 July 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 16.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.