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 23 February 2001, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 7 February 2001
Gold closed at $260.90 per troy ounce on 23 February 2001, up $2.400 (0.93%) from the previous close of $258.50.
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 6.29% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-09-27.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
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Gold closed at $260.90 per troy ounce on 23 February 2001. That is $2.40 higher than the previous close of $258.50, a move of 0.93%.
The gold price rose on 23 February 2001, gaining $2.40 (0.93%) against the previous session's close of $258.50.
At $260.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $8.39 on 23 February 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 February 2001 18k gold was worth about $6.29 per gram and 14k about $4.89 per gram, against $8.39 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.9 on 23 February 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.9 ounces of silver.
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 6.29% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-09-27.