Distance from the record
This close sat 7.93% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Loading…
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 9 February 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,739.00 per troy ounce on 9 February 2012, up $9.700 (0.56%) from the previous close of $1,729.30.
This close sat 7.93% 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 $1,364.80, making this a +27.42% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,739.00 per troy ounce on 9 February 2012. That is $9.70 higher than the previous close of $1,729.30, a move of 0.56%.
The gold price rose on 9 February 2012, gaining $9.70 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,729.30.
At $1,739.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.91 on 9 February 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 February 2012 18k gold was worth about $41.93 per gram and 14k about $32.61 per gram, against $55.91 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.3 on 9 February 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 9 February 2012, gold was around $1,607.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,739.00 is a gain of 8.2% over the month.
A year before 9 February 2012, gold was around $1,364.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,739.00 therefore represents a rise of 27.4% over twelve months.
It closed 7.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.