Distance from the record
This close sat 16.47% 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 February 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,577.70 per troy ounce on 28 February 2013, down $17.50 (1.10%) from the previous close of $1,595.20.
This close sat 16.47% 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 $1,787.00, making this a -11.71% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,577.70 per troy ounce on 28 February 2013. That is $17.50 lower than the previous close of $1,595.20, a move of -1.10%.
The gold price fell on 28 February 2013, losing $17.50 (1.10%) against the previous session's close of $1,595.20.
At $1,577.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $50.72 on 28 February 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 28 February 2013 18k gold was worth about $38.04 per gram and 14k about $29.59 per gram, against $50.72 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.6 on 28 February 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.6 ounces of silver.
It closed 16.47% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.