Distance from the record
This close sat 1.35% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-02-08.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 February 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $299.40 per troy ounce on 13 February 2002, down $1.300 (0.43%) from the previous close of $300.70.
This close sat 1.35% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-02-08.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $260.30, making this a +15.02% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $299.40 per troy ounce on 13 February 2002. That is $1.30 lower than the previous close of $300.70, a move of -0.43%.
The gold price fell on 13 February 2002, losing $1.30 (0.43%) against the previous session's close of $300.70.
At $299.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $9.63 on 13 February 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 February 2002 18k gold was worth about $7.22 per gram and 14k about $5.62 per gram, against $9.63 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.5 on 13 February 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.5 ounces of silver.
A year before 13 February 2002, gold was around $260.30 per troy ounce. The close of $299.40 therefore represents a rise of 15.0% over twelve months.
It closed 1.35% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-02-08.