Distance from the record
This close sat 3.08% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 June 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 21 May 2002
Gold closed at $317.70 per troy ounce on 13 June 2002, down $2.600 (0.81%) from the previous close of $320.30.
This close sat 3.08% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $272.00, making this a +16.80% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $317.70 per troy ounce on 13 June 2002. That is $2.60 lower than the previous close of $320.30, a move of -0.81%.
The gold price fell on 13 June 2002, losing $2.60 (0.81%) against the previous session's close of $320.30.
At $317.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $10.21 on 13 June 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 June 2002 18k gold was worth about $7.66 per gram and 14k about $5.96 per gram, against $10.21 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.8 on 13 June 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 June 2002, gold was around $324.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $317.70 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A year before 13 June 2002, gold was around $272.00 per troy ounce. The close of $317.70 therefore represents a rise of 16.8% over twelve months.
It closed 3.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-06-04.