Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 July 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 19 June 2013
Gold closed at $1,293.30 per troy ounce on 19 July 2013, up $8.700 (0.68%) from the previous close of $1,284.60.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 31.52% 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 $1,580.10, making this a -18.15% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,293.30 per troy ounce on 19 July 2013. That is $8.70 higher than the previous close of $1,284.60, a move of 0.68%.
The gold price rose on 19 July 2013, gaining $8.70 (0.68%) against the previous session's close of $1,284.60.
At $1,293.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.58 on 19 July 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 July 2013 18k gold was worth about $31.19 per gram and 14k about $24.26 per gram, against $41.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.5 on 19 July 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 19 July 2013, gold was around $1,373.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,293.30 is a loss of 5.8% over the month.
A year before 19 July 2013, gold was around $1,580.10 per troy ounce. The close of $1,293.30 therefore represents a fall of 18.2% over twelve months.
It closed 31.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.