HISTORICAL GOLD PRICES
gold price has changed only four times from 1792 to the present. Starting at per troy ounce, raised to in 1834, and 35 in 1934. In 1972, the price was raised to 38 and then to in 1973. A twotiered pricing system was created in 1968, and the market price for gold has been free to fluctuate since then as the table below shows.