Distance from the record
This close sat 6.50% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 February 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $260.30 per troy ounce on 13 February 2001, down $0.400 (0.15%) from the previous close of $260.70.
This close sat 6.50% 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 $260.30 per troy ounce on 13 February 2001. That is $0.40 lower than the previous close of $260.70, a move of -0.15%.
The gold price fell on 13 February 2001, losing $0.40 (0.15%) against the previous session's close of $260.70.
At $260.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.37 on 13 February 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 February 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.28 per gram and 14k about $4.88 per gram, against $8.37 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.2 on 13 February 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.2 ounces of silver.
It closed 6.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.