Distance from the record
This close sat 24.87% 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 28 August 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,419.00 per troy ounce on 28 August 2013, down $1.600 (0.11%) from the previous close of $1,420.60.
Gold barely moved, closing within 0.11% of the previous session. Flat days are the majority of any price series and are most useful as the baseline the notable days are measured against.
This close sat 24.87% 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 $1,666.50, making this a -14.85% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,419.00 per troy ounce on 28 August 2013. That is $1.60 lower than the previous close of $1,420.60, a move of -0.11%.
The gold price fell on 28 August 2013, losing $1.60 (0.11%) against the previous session's close of $1,420.60.
At $1,419.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $45.62 on 28 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 28 August 2013 18k gold was worth about $34.22 per gram and 14k about $26.61 per gram, against $45.62 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.2 on 28 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 28 August 2013, gold was around $1,370.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,419.00 is a gain of 3.5% over the week.
A month before 28 August 2013, gold was around $1,321.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,419.00 is a gain of 7.4% over the month.
A year before 28 August 2013, gold was around $1,666.50 per troy ounce. The close of $1,419.00 therefore represents a fall of 14.9% over twelve months.
It closed 24.87% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.