Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 May 2020, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,713.90 per troy ounce on 13 May 2020, up $9.500 (0.56%) from the previous close of $1,704.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 9.26% 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 $1,300.10, making this a +31.83% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,713.90 per troy ounce on 13 May 2020. That is $9.50 higher than the previous close of $1,704.40, a move of 0.56%.
The gold price rose on 13 May 2020, gaining $9.50 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $1,704.40.
At $1,713.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $55.10 on 13 May 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 May 2020 18k gold was worth about $41.33 per gram and 14k about $32.14 per gram, against $55.10 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 109.4 on 13 May 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 109.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 13 May 2020, gold was around $1,300.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,713.90 therefore represents a rise of 31.8% over twelve months.
It closed 9.26% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.