Distance from the record
This close sat 29.37% 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 14 August 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,334.00 per troy ounce on 14 August 2013, up $12.80 (0.97%) from the previous close of $1,321.20.
This close sat 29.37% 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 $1,599.40, making this a -16.59% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,334.00 per troy ounce on 14 August 2013. That is $12.80 higher than the previous close of $1,321.20, a move of 0.97%.
The gold price rose on 14 August 2013, gaining $12.80 (0.97%) against the previous session's close of $1,321.20.
At $1,334.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.89 on 14 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 August 2013 18k gold was worth about $32.17 per gram and 14k about $25.02 per gram, against $42.89 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.2 on 14 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 14 August 2013, gold was around $1,286.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,334.00 is a gain of 3.7% over the week.
A year before 14 August 2013, gold was around $1,599.40 per troy ounce. The close of $1,334.00 therefore represents a fall of 16.6% over twelve months.
It closed 29.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.