Data appearing in this table kindly provided by Global Financial Data at http://www.globalfindata.com
| Year | Gold: Price/Oz ($) |
| 1792 | 19.39 |
| 1793 | 19.39 |
| 1794 | 19.39 |
| 1795 | 19.39 |
| 1796 | 19.39 |
| 1797 | 19.39 |
| 1798 | 19.39 |
| 1799 | 19.39 |
| 1800 | 19.39 |
| 1801 | 19.39 |
| 1802 | 19.39 |
| 1803 | 19.39 |
| 1804 | 19.39 |
| 1805 | 19.39 |
| 1806 | 19.39 |
| 1807 | 19.39 |
| 1808 | 19.39 |
| 1809 | 19.39 |
| 1810 | 19.39 |
| 1811 | 19.39 |
| 1812 | 19.39 |
| 1813 | 19.39 |
| 1814 | 21.79 |
| 1815 | 22.16 |
| 1816 | 19.84 |
| 1817 | 19.39 |
| 1818 | 19.39 |
| 1819 | 19.39 |
| 1820 | 19.39 |
| 1821 | 19.39 |
| 1822 | 19.39 |
| 1823 | 19.39 |
| 1824 | 19.39 |
| 1825 | 19.39 |
| 1826 | 19.39 |
| 1827 | 19.39 |
| 1828 | 19.39 |
| 1829 | 19.39 |
| 1830 | 19.39 |
| 1831 | 19.39 |
| 1832 | 19.39 |
| 1833 | 19.39 |
| 1834 | 20.69 |
| 1835 | 20.69 |
| 1836 | 20.69 |
| 1837 | 21.6 |
| 1838 | 20.73 |
| 1839 | 20.73 |
| 1840 | 20.73 |
| 1841 | 20.67 |
| 1842 | 20.69 |
| 1843 | 20.67 |
| 1844 | 20.67 |
| 1845 | 20.67 |
| 1846 | 20.67 |
| 1847 | 20.67 |
| 1848 | 20.67 |
| 1849 | 20.67 |
| 1850 | 20.67 |
| 1851 | 20.67 |
| 1852 | 20.67 |
| 1853 | 20.67 |
| 1854 | 20.67 |
| 1855 | 20.67 |
| 1856 | 20.67 |
| 1857 | 20.71 |
| 1858 | 20.67 |
| 1859 | 20.67 |
| 1860 | 20.67 |
| 1861 | 20.67 |
| 1862 | 27.35 |
| 1863 | 31.23 |
| 1864 | 47.02 |
| 1865 | 30.22 |
| 1866 | 28.26 |
| 1867 | 27.86 |
| 1868 | 27.95 |
| 1869 | 25.11 |
| 1870 | 22.88 |
| 1871 | 22.59 |
| 1872 | 23.19 |
| 1873 | 22.74 |
| 1874 | 23.09 |
| 1875 | 23.54 |
| 1876 | 22.3 |
| 1877 | 21.25 |
| 1878 | 20.69 |
| 1879 | 20.67 |
| 1880 | 20.67 |
| 1881 | 20.67 |
| 1882 | 20.67 |
| 1883 | 20.67 |
| 1884 | 20.67 |
| 1885 | 20.67 |
| 1886 | 20.67 |
| 1887 | 20.67 |
| 1888 | 20.67 |
| 1889 | 20.67 |
| 1890 | 20.67 |
| 1891 | 20.67 |
| 1892 | 20.67 |
| 1893 | 20.67 |
| 1894 | 20.67 |
| 1895 | 20.67 |
| 1896 | 20.67 |
| 1897 | 20.67 |
| 1898 | 20.67 |
| 1899 | 20.67 |
| 1900 | 20.67 |
| 1901 | 20.67 |
| 1902 | 20.67 |
| 1903 | 20.67 |
| 1904 | 20.67 |
| 1905 | 20.67 |
| 1906 | 20.67 |
| 1907 | 20.67 |
| 1908 | 20.67 |
| 1909 | 20.67 |
| 1910 | 20.67 |
| 1911 | 20.67 |
| 1912 | 20.67 |
| 1913 | 20.67 |
| 1914 | 20.67 |
| 1915 | 20.67 |
| 1916 | 20.67 |
| 1917 | 20.67 |
| 1918 | 20.67 |
| 1919 | 20.67 |
| 1920 | 20.67 |
| 1921 | 20.67 |
| 1922 | 20.67 |
| 1923 | 20.67 |
| 1924 | 20.67 |
| 1925 | 20.67 |
| 1926 | 20.67 |
| 1927 | 20.67 |
| 1928 | 20.67 |
| 1929 | 20.67 |
| 1930 | 20.67 |
| 1931 | 20.67 |
| 1932 | 20.67 |
| 1933 | 32.32 |
| 1934 | 35 |
| 1935 | 35 |
| 1936 | 35 |
| 1937 | 35 |
| 1938 | 35 |
| 1939 | 35 |
| 1940 | 34.5 |
| 1941 | 35.5 |
| 1942 | 35.5 |
| 1943 | 36.5 |
| 1944 | 36.25 |
| 1945 | 37.25 |
| 1946 | 38.25 |
| 1947 | 43 |
| 1948 | 42 |
| 1949 | 40.5 |
| 1950 | 40.25 |
| 1951 | 40 |
| 1952 | 38.7 |
| 1953 | 35.5 |
| 1954 | 35.25 |
| 1955 | 35.15 |
| 1956 | 35.2 |
| 1957 | 35.25 |
| 1958 | 35.25 |
| 1959 | 35.25 |
| 1960 | 36.5 |
| 1961 | 35.5 |
| 1962 | 35.35 |
| 1963 | 35.25 |
| 1964 | 35.35 |
| 1965 | 35.5 |
| 1966 | 35.4 |
| 1967 | 35.5 |
| 1968 | 43.5 |
| 1969 | 41 |
| 1970 | 38.9 |
| 1971 | 44.6 |
| 1972 | 63.84 |
| 1973 | 106.48 |
| 1974 | 183.77 |
| 1975 | 139.29 |
| 1976 | 133.7 |
| 1977 | 161.1 |
| 1978 | 208.1 |
| 1979 | 459 |
| 1980 | 594.9 |
| 1981 | 400 |
| 1982 | 447 |
| 1983 | 380 |
| 1984 | 309 |
| 1985 | 327 |
| 1986 | 390.9 |
| 1987 | 486.5 |
| 1988 | 410.15 |
| 1989 | 401 |
| 1990 | 386.2 |
| 1991 | 353.15 |
| 1992 | 333 |
| 1993 | 391.75 |
| 1994 | 383.25 |
| 1995 | 387 |
| 1996 | 369 |
| 1997 | 287 |
| 1998 | 288.7 |
| AVG | 63.690531 |
| STD | 111.19577 |