Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 July 2009, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $922.20 per troy ounce on 13 July 2009, up $10.00 (1.10%) from the previous close of $912.20.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 8.07% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $959.50, making this a -3.89% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $922.20 per troy ounce on 13 July 2009. That is $10.00 higher than the previous close of $912.20, a move of 1.10%.
The gold price rose on 13 July 2009, gaining $10.00 (1.10%) against the previous session's close of $912.20.
At $922.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $29.65 on 13 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 July 2009 18k gold was worth about $22.24 per gram and 14k about $17.30 per gram, against $29.65 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.1 on 13 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 8.07% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-18.