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 9 August 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,617.10 per troy ounce on 9 August 2012, up $4.200 (0.26%) from the previous close of $1,612.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 14.38% 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 $1,740.00, making this a -7.06% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,617.10 per troy ounce on 9 August 2012. That is $4.20 higher than the previous close of $1,612.90, a move of 0.26%.
The gold price rose on 9 August 2012, gaining $4.20 (0.26%) against the previous session's close of $1,612.90.
At $1,617.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $51.99 on 9 August 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 August 2012 18k gold was worth about $38.99 per gram and 14k about $30.33 per gram, against $51.99 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.6 on 9 August 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 14.38% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.