Distance from the record
This close sat 3.39% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-02-08.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 February 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $293.20 per troy ounce on 21 February 2002, up $0.900 (0.31%) from the previous close of $292.30.
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 21 February 2002. That is $0.90 higher than the previous close of $292.30, a move of 0.31%.
The gold price rose on 21 February 2002, gaining $0.90 (0.31%) against the previous session's close of $292.30.
At $293.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $9.43 on 21 February 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 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 66.4 on 21 February 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 February 2002, gold was around $299.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $293.20 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A year before 21 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.