Distance from the record
This close sat 11.72% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 October 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,667.30 per troy ounce on 13 October 2011, down $14.00 (0.83%) from the previous close of $1,681.30.
This close sat 11.72% 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 $1,369.50, making this a +21.75% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,667.30 per troy ounce on 13 October 2011. That is $14.00 lower than the previous close of $1,681.30, a move of -0.83%.
The gold price fell on 13 October 2011, losing $14.00 (0.83%) against the previous session's close of $1,681.30.
At $1,667.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $53.60 on 13 October 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 October 2011 18k gold was worth about $40.20 per gram and 14k about $31.27 per gram, against $53.60 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.7 on 13 October 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 October 2011, gold was around $1,826.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,667.30 is a loss of 8.7% over the month.
A year before 13 October 2011, gold was around $1,369.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,667.30 therefore represents a rise of 21.7% over twelve months.
It closed 11.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.