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 20 February 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $256.10 per troy ounce on 20 February 2001, down $2.100 (0.81%) from the previous close of $258.20.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 8.01% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
One of the ten lowest gold closes of that year, ranking 246 of 248 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $256.10 per troy ounce on 20 February 2001. That is $2.10 lower than the previous close of $258.20, a move of -0.81%.
The gold price fell on 20 February 2001, losing $2.10 (0.81%) against the previous session's close of $258.20.
At $256.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.23 on 20 February 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 February 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.18 per gram and 14k about $4.80 per gram, against $8.23 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.0 on 20 February 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.0 ounces of silver.
It closed 8.01% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.