Distance from the record
This close sat 6.23% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-12-03.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 12 April 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $427.60 per troy ounce on 12 April 2005, down $1.000 (0.23%) from the previous close of $428.60.
This close sat 6.23% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-12-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $420.10, making this a +1.79% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $427.60 per troy ounce on 12 April 2005. That is $1.00 lower than the previous close of $428.60, a move of -0.23%.
The gold price fell on 12 April 2005, losing $1.00 (0.23%) against the previous session's close of $428.60.
At $427.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.75 on 12 April 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 12 April 2005 18k gold was worth about $10.31 per gram and 14k about $8.02 per gram, against $13.75 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.8 on 12 April 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.8 ounces of silver.
It closed 6.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-12-03.