Distance from the record
This close sat 12.74% 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 4 January 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 20 December 2012
Gold closed at $1,648.10 per troy ounce on 4 January 2013, down $25.60 (1.53%) from the previous close of $1,673.70.
This close sat 12.74% 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 $1,611.90, making this a +2.25% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $1,648.10 per troy ounce on 4 January 2013. That is $25.60 lower than the previous close of $1,673.70, a move of -1.53%.
The gold price fell on 4 January 2013, losing $25.60 (1.53%) against the previous session's close of $1,673.70.
At $1,648.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $52.99 on 4 January 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 4 January 2013 18k gold was worth about $39.74 per gram and 14k about $30.91 per gram, against $52.99 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.1 on 4 January 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.1 ounces of silver.
It closed 12.74% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.