YearAveragePriceYearAveragePriceYearAveragePriceYearAveragePrice1833-49*18.93190118.98195334.842005444.74185018.93190218.97195435.042006603.46185118.93190318.95195535.032007695.39185218.93190418.96195634.992008871.96185318.93190518.92195734.952009972.35185418.93190618.90195835.1020101,224.53185518.93190718.94195935.1020111,571.52185618.93190818.95196035.27185718.93190918.96196135.25185818.93191018.92196235.23185918.93191118.92196335.09186018.93191218.93196435.10186118.93191318.92196535.12186218.93191418.99196635.13186318.93191518.99196734.95186418.93191618.99196839.31186518.93191718.99196941.28186618.93191818.99197036.02186718.93191919.95197140.62186818.93192020.68197258.42186918.93192120.58197397.39187018.93192220.661974154.00187118.93192321.321975160.86187218.94192420.691976124.74187318.94192520.641977147.84187418.94192620.631978193.40187518.94192720.641979306.00187618.94192820.661980615.00187718.94192920.631981460.00187818.94193020.651982376.00187918.94193117.061983424.00188018.94193220.691984361.00188118.94193326.331985317.00188218.94193434.691986368.00188318.94193534.841987447.00188418.94193634.871988437.00188518.94193734.791989381.00188618.94193834.851990383.51188718.94193934.421991362.11188818.94194033.851992343.82188918.93194133.851993359.77189018.94194233.851994384.00189118.96194333.851995**383.79189218.96194433.851996387.81189318.96194534.711997331.02189418.94194634.711998294.24189518.93194734.711999278.98189618.98194834.712000279.11189718.98194931.692001271.04189818.98195034.722002309.73189918.94195134.722003363.38190018.96195234.602004409.72**Pricesfrom1995-2008,Kitco.com,basedontheLondonPMfix.HISTORICALGOLDPRICES-1833toPresent*Pricesfrom1883-1994,WorldGoldCouncil.TakenfromTimothyGreen'sHistoricalGoldPriceTable,LondonpricesconvertedtoU.S.Dollars.Thepriceofgoldremainedremarkablystableforlongperiodsoftime.Forexample,SirIsaacNewton,asmasteroftheU.K.Mint,setthegoldpriceatL3.17s.10d.pertroyouncein1717,anditremainedeffectivelythesamefortwohundredyearsuntil1914.TheonlyexceptionwasduringtheNapoleonicwarsfrom1797to1821.TheofficialU.S.Governmentgoldpricehaschangedonlyfourtimesfrom1792tothepresent.Startingat$19.75pertroyounce,raisedto$20.67in1834,and$35in1934.In1972,thepricewasraisedto$38andthento$42.22in1973.Atwo-tieredpricingsystemwascreatedin1968,andthemarketpriceforgoldhasbeenfreetofluctuatesincethenasthetablebelowshows.