Distance from the record
This close sat 31.61% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 June 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,291.60 per troy ounce on 21 June 2013, up $5.700 (0.44%) from the previous close of $1,285.90.
This close sat 31.61% 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 $1,564.50, making this a -17.44% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,291.60 per troy ounce on 21 June 2013. That is $5.70 higher than the previous close of $1,285.90, a move of 0.44%.
The gold price rose on 21 June 2013, gaining $5.70 (0.44%) against the previous session's close of $1,285.90.
At $1,291.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $41.53 on 21 June 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 June 2013 18k gold was worth about $31.14 per gram and 14k about $24.22 per gram, against $41.53 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.7 on 21 June 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 June 2013, gold was around $1,387.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,291.60 is a loss of 6.9% over the week.
A month before 21 June 2013, gold was around $1,377.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,291.60 is a loss of 6.3% over the month.
A year before 21 June 2013, gold was around $1,564.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,291.60 therefore represents a fall of 17.4% over twelve months.
It closed 31.61% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.