Distance from the record
This close sat 32.60% 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 15 October 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,273.00 per troy ounce on 15 October 2013, down $3.400 (0.27%) from the previous close of $1,276.40.
This close sat 32.60% 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 $1,736.00, making this a -26.67% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,273.00 per troy ounce on 15 October 2013. That is $3.40 lower than the previous close of $1,276.40, a move of -0.27%.
The gold price fell on 15 October 2013, losing $3.40 (0.27%) against the previous session's close of $1,276.40.
At $1,273.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $40.93 on 15 October 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 October 2013 18k gold was worth about $30.70 per gram and 14k about $23.87 per gram, against $40.93 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.2 on 15 October 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 October 2013, gold was around $1,324.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,273.00 is a loss of 3.9% over the week.
A year before 15 October 2013, gold was around $1,736.00 per troy ounce. The close of $1,273.00 therefore represents a fall of 26.7% over twelve months.
It closed 32.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.