Gold Price in 1960

All prices on this page are nominal (i.e., they are not indexed to inflation). For full price history, click here.

The U.S. government still fixed the official price of gold at $35 per ounce in 1960. Prices for 1960 are the World Bank's monthly average market prices.

See our gold returns calculator to compute the return on a gold investment over any time period, including inflation adjustment.


Gold Price Chart, 1960

This graph shows the price of 1 troy ounce of gold in USD for each month.

Gold Price in 1960 ($)

Gold Price Table, 1960 (Monthly)

This table shows the USD value of gold per troy ounce for each month.

YearMonth Gold Price ($) Change ($) Month-over-month (%)
1960123500
1960113500
1960103500
196093500
196083500
196073500
196063500
196053500
196043500
196033500
196023500
196013500

Ian Webster

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Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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