Precious Metals Price
History
through 12/31/98
(US$ per troy ounce) |
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Gold | Silver | Platinum | Palladium | |||||||||
Year
|
High
|
Low
|
Avg.
|
High
|
Low
|
Avg.
|
High
|
Low
|
Avg.
|
High
|
Low
|
Avg.
|
1998
|
315.60
|
274.60
|
294.65
|
7.59
|
4.65
|
5.68
|
440.00
|
337.00
|
381.57
|
419.00
|
200.00
|
249.94
|
1997
|
369.45
|
282.46
|
322.50
|
6.35
|
4.14
|
4.89
|
475.70
|
340.50
|
391.97
|
260.60
|
145.00
|
175.48
|
1996
|
417.50
|
366.00
|
387.86
|
5.80
|
4.64
|
5.18
|
436.90
|
369.00
|
399.53
|
146.00
|
114.60
|
133.12
|
1995
|
401.00
|
371.20
|
384.96
|
6.16
|
4.34
|
5.20
|
463.00
|
398.00
|
424.58
|
176.50
|
130.00
|
153.30
|
1994
|
398.00
|
369.10
|
384.16
|
5.79
|
4.53
|
5.28
|
428.50
|
379.00
|
406.01
|
164.00
|
122.50
|
143.54
|
1993
|
409.00
|
326.00
|
360.06
|
5.44
|
3.52
|
4.30
|
427.50
|
335.50
|
375.85
|
145.00
|
98.00
|
122.27
|
1992
|
359.80
|
329.70
|
343.86
|
4.33
|
3.63
|
3.93
|
400.00
|
330.00
|
360.27
|
112.00
|
74.50
|
87.67
|
1991
|
403.20
|
341.00
|
362.46
|
4.55
|
3.51
|
4.03
|
421.50
|
331.00
|
374.21
|
102.50
|
77.50
|
88.31
|
1990
|
425.00
|
346.00
|
383.70
|
5.35
|
3.93
|
4.82
|
528.40
|
387.50
|
469.24
|
139.90
|
80.55
|
114.60
|
1989
|
418.90
|
356.50
|
382.03
|
6.20
|
5.02
|
5.50
|
566.20
|
466.20
|
511.38
|
185.00
|
129.25
|
145.85
|
1988
|
487.00
|
391.80
|
437.16
|
8.06
|
6.00
|
6.53
|
625.00
|
443.80
|
532.63
|
155.95
|
113.00
|
124.98
|
1987
|
502.30
|
389.00
|
447.07
|
11.25
|
5.35
|
7.02
|
650.00
|
458.00
|
555.51
|
151.00
|
103.65
|
130.12
|
1986
|
443.00
|
327.00
|
368.26
|
6.32
|
4.85
|
5.47
|
676.20
|
334.00
|
467.41
|
153.00
|
95.00
|
115.89
|
1985
|
342.20
|
281.20
|
317.53
|
6.89
|
5.48
|
6.15
|
356.60
|
236.50
|
291.18
|
133.60
|
89.75
|
105.52
|
1984
|
405.50
|
304.70
|
360.59
|
10.17
|
6.25
|
8.16
|
417.40
|
286.00
|
356.33
|
165.40
|
121.50
|
147.41
|
1983
|
514.00
|
372.00
|
423.43
|
14.74
|
8.38
|
11.44
|
494.70
|
362.00
|
422.62
|
178.00
|
88.00
|
133.53
|
1982
|
496.00
|
294.70
|
375.43
|
11.30
|
4.81
|
7.93
|
394.70
|
243.60
|
324.58
|
99.40
|
48.00
|
66.37
|
1981
|
599.50
|
387.50
|
458.48
|
16.53
|
7.97
|
10.52
|
599.00
|
366.50
|
442.41
|
146.50
|
63.00
|
94.30
|
1980
|
875.00
|
453.00
|
612.29
|
50.36
|
10.20
|
20.69
|
1085.0
|
465.00
|
674.13
|
350.00
|
139.00
|
197.55
|
1979
|
534.50
|
215.50
|
306.63
|
35.00
|
5.92
|
11.08
|
730.00
|
337.00
|
441.05
|
240.50
|
70.10
|
116.91
|
1978
|
247.00
|
165.20
|
193.58
|
6.32
|
4.81
|
5.41
|
390.00
|
183.00
|
261.01
|
83.35
|
52.40
|
62.74
|
1977
|
168.20
|
127.30
|
148.22
|
4.99
|
4.30
|
4.63
|
186.90
|
144.20
|
159.13
|
59.80
|
40.10
|
49.55
|
1976
|
140.40
|
101.00
|
124.71
|
5.15
|
3.80
|
4.35
|
184.50
|
135.00
|
155.06
|
56.75
|
37.34
|
47.21
|
1975
|
186.20
|
128.20
|
160.90
|
5.27
|
3.88
|
4.42
|
179.50
|
137.00
|
153.11
|
111.00
|
42.77
|
66.28
|
1974
|
195.50
|
116.80
|
159.30
|
6.43
|
3.24
|
4.69
|
293.50
|
159.50
|
200.05
|
142.91
|
87.55
|
126.26
|
1973
|
126.45
|
64.20
|
97.74
|
3.29
|
1.95
|
2.57
|
188.80
|
134.60
|
156.33
|
84.00
|
40.00
|
63.01
|
1972
|
70.30
|
44.30
|
58.39
|
2.05
|
1.37
|
1.68
|
161.60
|
96.00
|
124.30
|
60.00
|
37.00
|
40.12
|
1971
|
44.25
|
37.70
|
41.09
|
1.77
|
1.28
|
1.55
|
140.00
|
94.50
|
109.62
|
37.00
|
36.00
|
36.44
|
1970
|
39.30
|
34.95
|
36.18
|
1.95
|
1.52
|
1.77
|
180.10
|
112.50
|
147.50
|
37.00
|
36.00
|
36.43
|
1969
|
44.05
|
35.20
|
41.38
|
2.04
|
1.51
|
1.79
|
281.50
|
153.10
|
193.71
|
43.00
|
37.00
|
40.71
|
1968
|
43.25
|
37.90
|
40.15
|
2.59
|
1.84
|
2.20
|
300.50
|
214.00
|
263.59
|
42.00
|
42.00
|
42.00
|
Handy & Harman 1/2/75 - 12/31/98 NY COMEX nearby futures |
NY COMEX nearby futures |
NY Mercantile Exch. nearby futures |
Wall Street Journal 1/3/77 - 12/31/98 NY Mercantile Exch. nearby futures |
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We do not guarantee the information herein to be correct but we believe we have obtained it from reliable sources. Copyright As Revised, January,1999 A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. |