Distance from the record
This close sat 12.54% 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 October 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,651.90 per troy ounce on 6 October 2011, up $11.60 (0.71%) from the previous close of $1,640.30.
This close sat 12.54% 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 $1,346.40, making this a +22.69% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,651.90 per troy ounce on 6 October 2011. That is $11.60 higher than the previous close of $1,640.30, a move of 0.71%.
The gold price rose on 6 October 2011, gaining $11.60 (0.71%) against the previous session's close of $1,640.30.
At $1,651.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $53.11 on 6 October 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 October 2011 18k gold was worth about $39.83 per gram and 14k about $30.98 per gram, against $53.11 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.7 on 6 October 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 October 2011, gold was around $1,615.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,651.90 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 6 October 2011, gold was around $1,869.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,651.90 is a loss of 11.7% over the month.
A year before 6 October 2011, gold was around $1,346.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,651.90 therefore represents a rise of 22.7% over twelve months.
It closed 12.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.