Gold Price in 1971

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

Prices for 1971 are the World Bank's monthly average market prices.

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Gold Price Chart, 1971

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

Gold Price in 1971 ($)

Gold Price Table, 1971 (Monthly)

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

YearMonth Gold Price ($) Change ($) Month-over-month (%)
1971124300
1971114300
1971104312.38
1971942-1-2.33
197184324.88
197174112.50
1971640-1-2.44
197154125.13
197143900
197133900
197123912.63
197113800

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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