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 19 August 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,366.20 per troy ounce on 19 August 2013, down $5.500 (0.40%) from the previous close of $1,371.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 27.66% 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 $1,616.30, making this a -15.47% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,366.20 per troy ounce on 19 August 2013. That is $5.50 lower than the previous close of $1,371.70, a move of -0.40%.
The gold price fell on 19 August 2013, losing $5.50 (0.40%) against the previous session's close of $1,371.70.
At $1,366.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $43.92 on 19 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 August 2013 18k gold was worth about $32.94 per gram and 14k about $25.62 per gram, against $43.92 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.0 on 19 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 August 2013, gold was around $1,334.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,366.20 is a gain of 2.4% over the week.
A month before 19 August 2013, gold was around $1,293.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,366.20 is a gain of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 19 August 2013, gold was around $1,616.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,366.20 therefore represents a fall of 15.5% over twelve months.
It closed 27.66% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.