Distance from the record
This close sat 30.05% 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 13 August 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,321.20 per troy ounce on 13 August 2013, down $13.50 (1.01%) from the previous close of $1,334.70.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 30.05% 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 $1,609.60, making this a -17.92% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,321.20 per troy ounce on 13 August 2013. That is $13.50 lower than the previous close of $1,334.70, a move of -1.01%.
The gold price fell on 13 August 2013, losing $13.50 (1.01%) against the previous session's close of $1,334.70.
At $1,321.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.48 on 13 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 August 2013 18k gold was worth about $31.86 per gram and 14k about $24.78 per gram, against $42.48 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.9 on 13 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 August 2013, gold was around $1,283.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,321.20 is a gain of 3.0% over the week.
A year before 13 August 2013, gold was around $1,609.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,321.20 therefore represents a fall of 17.9% over twelve months.
It closed 30.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.