Distance from the record
This close sat 30.67% 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 17 September 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,309.50 per troy ounce on 17 September 2013, down $8.400 (0.64%) from the previous close of $1,317.90.
This close sat 30.67% 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 $1,767.70, making this a -25.92% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,309.50 per troy ounce on 17 September 2013. That is $8.40 lower than the previous close of $1,317.90, a move of -0.64%.
The gold price fell on 17 September 2013, losing $8.40 (0.64%) against the previous session's close of $1,317.90.
At $1,309.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $42.10 on 17 September 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 17 September 2013 18k gold was worth about $31.58 per gram and 14k about $24.56 per gram, against $42.10 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.2 on 17 September 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 September 2013, gold was around $1,364.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,309.50 is a loss of 4.0% over the week.
A year before 17 September 2013, gold was around $1,767.70 per troy ounce. The close of $1,309.50 therefore represents a fall of 25.9% over twelve months.
It closed 30.67% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.