Distance from the record
This close sat 32.34% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 12 July 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,277.80 per troy ounce on 12 July 2013, down $2.300 (0.18%) from the previous close of $1,280.10.
This close sat 32.34% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,564.90, making this a -18.35% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,277.80 per troy ounce on 12 July 2013. That is $2.30 lower than the previous close of $1,280.10, a move of -0.18%.
The gold price fell on 12 July 2013, losing $2.30 (0.18%) against the previous session's close of $1,280.10.
At $1,277.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.08 on 12 July 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 July 2013 18k gold was worth about $30.81 per gram and 14k about $23.96 per gram, against $41.08 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.6 on 12 July 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 July 2013, gold was around $1,212.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,277.80 is a gain of 5.4% over the week.
A month before 12 July 2013, gold was around $1,391.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,277.80 is a loss of 8.2% over the month.
A year before 12 July 2013, gold was around $1,564.90 per troy ounce. The close of $1,277.80 therefore represents a fall of 18.3% over twelve months.
It closed 32.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.