Distance from the record
This close sat 6.26% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2001-05-18.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 July 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $269.40 per troy ounce on 19 July 2001, down $1.000 (0.37%) from the previous close of $270.40.
This close sat 6.26% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2001-05-18.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $269.40 per troy ounce on 19 July 2001. That is $1.00 lower than the previous close of $270.40, a move of -0.37%.
The gold price fell on 19 July 2001, losing $1.00 (0.37%) against the previous session's close of $270.40.
At $269.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.66 on 19 July 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 July 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.50 per gram and 14k about $5.05 per gram, against $8.66 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.9 on 19 July 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.9 ounces of silver.
It closed 6.26% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2001-05-18.