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 June 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 7 June 2002
Gold closed at $323.20 per troy ounce on 20 June 2002, up $3.400 (1.06%) from the previous close of $319.80.
This close extended a run of 3 consecutive sessions of gains. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.40% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $272.40, making this a +18.65% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $323.20 per troy ounce on 20 June 2002. That is $3.40 higher than the previous close of $319.80, a move of 1.06%.
The gold price rose on 20 June 2002, gaining $3.40 (1.06%) against the previous session's close of $319.80.
At $323.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $10.39 on 20 June 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 June 2002 18k gold was worth about $7.79 per gram and 14k about $6.06 per gram, against $10.39 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.4 on 20 June 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 20 June 2002, gold was around $272.40 per troy ounce. The close of $323.20 therefore represents a rise of 18.6% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of gains. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 1.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-06-04.