Distance from the record
This close sat 25.19% 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 29 August 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,412.90 per troy ounce on 29 August 2013, down $6.100 (0.43%) from the previous close of $1,419.00.
This close sat 25.19% 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 $1,659.80, making this a -14.88% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,412.90 per troy ounce on 29 August 2013. That is $6.10 lower than the previous close of $1,419.00, a move of -0.43%.
The gold price fell on 29 August 2013, losing $6.10 (0.43%) against the previous session's close of $1,419.00.
At $1,412.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $45.43 on 29 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 August 2013 18k gold was worth about $34.07 per gram and 14k about $26.50 per gram, against $45.43 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.7 on 29 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 August 2013, gold was around $1,371.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,412.90 is a gain of 3.0% over the week.
A month before 29 August 2013, gold was around $1,328.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,412.90 is a gain of 6.4% over the month.
A year before 29 August 2013, gold was around $1,659.80 per troy ounce. The close of $1,412.90 therefore represents a fall of 14.9% over twelve months.
It closed 25.19% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.