Historical Gold Prices

Note: The prices below are averages for each year

Note #2: This page is updated yearly

Year Nominal Dollars Inflation-Adjusted

2013 $1,451 $1,451
2012 $1,696 $1,727
2011 $1,572 $1,634
2010 $1,225 $1,312
2009 $972 $1,059
2008 $872 $947
2007 $695 $784
2006 $603 $700
2005 $445 $533
2004 $410 $507
2003 $363 $462
2002 $310 $403
2001 $271 $358
2000 $279 $379
1999 $279 $391
1998 $294 $422
1997 $331 $482
1996 $388 $578
1995 $384 $589
1994 $384 $606
1993 $360 $582
1992 $344 $573
1991 $362 $621
1990 $384 $686
1989 $381 $720
1988 $437 $864
1987 $446 $919
1986 $368 $784
1985 $317 $690
1984 $360 $812
1983 $424 $996
1982 $376 $910
1981 $460 $1,183
1980 $613 $1,740
1979 $307 $986
1978 $193 $693
1977 $148 $570
1976 $125 $514
1975 $161 $700
1974 $159 $755
1973 $97 $512
1972 $58 $325
1971 $41 $236
1970 $36 $217
1969 $41 $262
1968 $39 $260
1967 $35 $244
1966 $35 $253
1965 $35 $260
1964 $35 $264
1963 $35 $268
1962 $35 $273
1961 $35 $275
1960 $35 $278
1959 $35 $283
1958 $35 $283
1957 $35 $291
1956 $35 $302
1955 $35 $305
1954 $35 $305
1953 $35 $306
1952 $35 $306
1951 $35 $313
1950 $35 $337
1949 $32 $311
1948 $35 $337
1947 $35 $365
1946 $35 $418
1945 $35 $451
1944 $34 $451
1943 $34 $457
1942 $34 $484
1941 $34 $537
1940 $34 $564
1939 $34 $583
1938 $35 $581
1937 $35 $561
1936 $35 $591
1935 $35 $591
1934 $35 $609
1933 $26 $470
1932 $21 $351
1931 $17 $262
1930 $21 $291
1929 $21 $283
1928 $21 $283
1927 $21 $279
1926 $21 $271
1925 $21 $275
1924 $21 $283
1923 $21 $292
1922 $21 $287
1921 $21 $267
1920 $21 $240
1919 $21 $280
1918 $21 $319
1917 $21 $377
1916 $21 $441
1915 $21 $482
1914 $21 $482
1913 $21 $491
1912 $21 $504
1911 $21 $503
1910 $21 $503
1909 $21 $530
1908 $21 $530
1907 $21 $517
1906 $21 $543
1905 $21 $543
1904 $21 $544
1903 $21 $544
1902 $21 $559
1901 $21 $575
1900 $21 $574
1899 $21 $574
1898 $21 $575
1897 $21 $575
1896 $21 $575
1895 $21 $574
1894 $21 $558
1893 $21 $544
1892 $21 $530
1891 $21 $530
1890 $21 $530
1889 $21 $529
1888 $21 $504
1887 $21 $504
1886 $21 $516
1885 $21 $504
1884 $21 $492
1883 $21 $480
1882 $21 $470
1881 $21 $470
1880 $21 $470
1879 $21 $480
1878 $21 $480
1877 $21 $459
1876 $21 $449
1875 $21 $440
1874 $21 $422
1873 $21 $405
1872 $21 $397
1871 $21 $397
1870 $21 $369
1869 $21 $356
1868 $21 $339
1867 $21 $328
1866 $21 $304
1865 $21 $295
1864 $21 $308
1863 $21 $382
1862 $21 $480
1861 $21 $543
1860 $21 $574
1859 $21 $574
1858 $21 $590
1857 $21 $558
1856 $21 $574
1855 $21 $558
1854 $21 $574
1853 $21 $626
1852 $21 $626
1851 $21 $626
1850 $21 $626
1849 $21 $626
1848 $21 $607
1847 $21 $590
1846 $21 $626
1845 $21 $626
1844 $21 $645
1843 $21 $645
1842 $21 $590
1841 $21 $558
1840 $21 $558
1839 $21 $516
1838 $21 $516
1837 $21 $504
1836 $21 $516
1835 $21 $543
1834 $21 $558
1833 $21 $574

Source: Kitco.com