Distance from the record
This close sat 10.22% 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 December 2012, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,695.60 per troy ounce on 13 December 2012, down $21.00 (1.22%) from the previous close of $1,716.60.
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 10.22% 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 $1,659.90, making this a +2.15% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,695.60 per troy ounce on 13 December 2012. That is $21.00 lower than the previous close of $1,716.60, a move of -1.22%.
The gold price fell on 13 December 2012, losing $21.00 (1.22%) against the previous session's close of $1,716.60.
At $1,695.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $54.51 on 13 December 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 December 2012 18k gold was worth about $40.89 per gram and 14k about $31.80 per gram, against $54.51 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.5 on 13 December 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 10.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.