Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 February 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 4 February 2002
Gold closed at $293.20 per troy ounce on 19 February 2002, down $5.200 (1.74%) from the previous close of $298.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 3.39% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-02-08.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $258.20, making this a +13.56% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $293.20 per troy ounce on 19 February 2002. That is $5.20 lower than the previous close of $298.40, a move of -1.74%.
The gold price fell on 19 February 2002, losing $5.20 (1.74%) against the previous session's close of $298.40.
At $293.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $9.43 on 19 February 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 February 2002 18k gold was worth about $7.07 per gram and 14k about $5.50 per gram, against $9.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.6 on 19 February 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 February 2002, gold was around $300.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $293.20 is a loss of 2.5% over the week.
A year before 19 February 2002, gold was around $258.20 per troy ounce. The close of $293.20 therefore represents a rise of 13.6% over twelve months.
It closed 3.39% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-02-08.