Distance from the record
This close sat 29.56% 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 September 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 13 August 2013
Gold closed at $1,330.40 per troy ounce on 12 September 2013, down $33.50 (2.46%) from the previous close of $1,363.90.
Gold lost 2.46% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 29.56% 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 $1,730.60, making this a -23.12% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,330.40 per troy ounce on 12 September 2013. That is $33.50 lower than the previous close of $1,363.90, a move of -2.46%.
The gold price fell on 12 September 2013, losing $33.50 (2.46%) against the previous session's close of $1,363.90.
At $1,330.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.77 on 12 September 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 September 2013 18k gold was worth about $32.08 per gram and 14k about $24.95 per gram, against $42.77 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.2 on 12 September 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 September 2013, gold was around $1,373.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,330.40 is a loss of 3.1% over the week.
A year before 12 September 2013, gold was around $1,730.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,330.40 therefore represents a fall of 23.1% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 29.56% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.