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 30 January 2002, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 18 January 2002
Gold closed at $281.90 per troy ounce on 30 January 2002, up $0.500 (0.18%) from the previous close of $281.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 3.89% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2001-09-26.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $265.50, making this a +6.18% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $281.90 per troy ounce on 30 January 2002. That is $0.50 higher than the previous close of $281.40, a move of 0.18%.
The gold price rose on 30 January 2002, gaining $0.50 (0.18%) against the previous session's close of $281.40.
At $281.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $9.06 on 30 January 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 January 2002 18k gold was worth about $6.80 per gram and 14k about $5.29 per gram, against $9.06 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.8 on 30 January 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 3.89% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2001-09-26.