Distance from the record
This close sat 34.91% 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 9 January 2014, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,229.30 per troy ounce on 9 January 2014, up $4.000 (0.33%) from the previous close of $1,225.30.
This close sat 34.91% 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 $1,654.80, making this a -25.71% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,229.30 per troy ounce on 9 January 2014. That is $4.00 higher than the previous close of $1,225.30, a move of 0.33%.
The gold price rose on 9 January 2014, gaining $4.00 (0.33%) against the previous session's close of $1,225.30.
At $1,229.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.52 on 9 January 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 9 January 2014 18k gold was worth about $29.64 per gram and 14k about $23.06 per gram, against $39.52 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.5 on 9 January 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.5 ounces of silver.
A year before 9 January 2014, gold was around $1,654.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,229.30 therefore represents a fall of 25.7% over twelve months.
It closed 34.91% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.