Distance from the record
This close sat 34.86% 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 6 December 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,230.30 per troy ounce on 6 December 2013, down $2.900 (0.24%) from the previous close of $1,233.20.
This close sat 34.86% 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 $1,700.30, making this a -27.64% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,230.30 per troy ounce on 6 December 2013. That is $2.90 lower than the previous close of $1,233.20, a move of -0.24%.
The gold price fell on 6 December 2013, losing $2.90 (0.24%) against the previous session's close of $1,233.20.
At $1,230.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $39.56 on 6 December 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 December 2013 18k gold was worth about $29.67 per gram and 14k about $23.07 per gram, against $39.56 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.2 on 6 December 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 6 December 2013, gold was around $1,317.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,230.30 is a loss of 6.6% over the month.
A year before 6 December 2013, gold was around $1,700.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,230.30 therefore represents a fall of 27.6% over twelve months.
It closed 34.86% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.