Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 April 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 April 2005
Gold closed at $429.30 per troy ounce on 13 April 2005, up $1.700 (0.40%) from the previous close of $427.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.86% 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 $407.00, making this a +5.48% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $429.30 per troy ounce on 13 April 2005. That is $1.70 higher than the previous close of $427.60, a move of 0.40%.
The gold price rose on 13 April 2005, gaining $1.70 (0.40%) against the previous session's close of $427.60.
At $429.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.80 on 13 April 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 April 2005 18k gold was worth about $10.35 per gram and 14k about $8.05 per gram, against $13.80 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.5 on 13 April 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 5.86% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-12-03.