Distance from the record
This close sat 26.58% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-08-22.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 6 September 2013, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,386.70 per troy ounce on 6 September 2013, up $13.60 (0.99%) from the previous close of $1,373.10.
This close sat 26.58% 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 $1,702.60, making this a -18.55% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,386.70 per troy ounce on 6 September 2013. That is $13.60 higher than the previous close of $1,373.10, a move of 0.99%.
The gold price rose on 6 September 2013, gaining $13.60 (0.99%) against the previous session's close of $1,373.10.
At $1,386.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $44.58 on 6 September 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 September 2013 18k gold was worth about $33.44 per gram and 14k about $26.01 per gram, against $44.58 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.2 on 6 September 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 6 September 2013, gold was around $1,283.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,386.70 is a gain of 8.1% over the month.
A year before 6 September 2013, gold was around $1,702.60 per troy ounce. The close of $1,386.70 therefore represents a fall of 18.6% over twelve months.
It closed 26.58% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-08-22.