Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 12 February 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $260.70 per troy ounce on 12 February 2001, up $0.800 (0.31%) from the previous close of $259.90.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 6.36% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $260.70 per troy ounce on 12 February 2001. That is $0.80 higher than the previous close of $259.90, a move of 0.31%.
The gold price rose on 12 February 2001, gaining $0.80 (0.31%) against the previous session's close of $259.90.
At $260.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.38 on 12 February 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 February 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.29 per gram and 14k about $4.89 per gram, against $8.38 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.3 on 12 February 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.3 ounces of silver.
It closed 6.36% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.