Distance from the record
This close sat 4.75% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-03-31.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 April 2004, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 17 March 2004
Gold closed at $407.00 per troy ounce on 13 April 2004, down $13.10 (3.12%) from the previous close of $420.10.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 3.12% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 4.75% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-03-31.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $327.90, making this a +24.12% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $407.00 per troy ounce on 13 April 2004. That is $13.10 lower than the previous close of $420.10, a move of -3.12%.
The gold price fell on 13 April 2004, losing $13.10 (3.12%) against the previous session's close of $420.10.
At $407.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.09 on 13 April 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 April 2004 18k gold was worth about $9.81 per gram and 14k about $7.63 per gram, against $13.09 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.7 on 13 April 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 April 2004, gold was around $418.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $407.00 is a loss of 2.8% over the week.
A year before 13 April 2004, gold was around $327.90 per troy ounce. The close of $407.00 therefore represents a rise of 24.1% over twelve months.
It closed 4.75% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-03-31.