Distance from the record
This close sat 1.40% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-12.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 December 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $521.00 per troy ounce on 13 December 2005, down $7.400 (1.40%) from the previous close of $528.40.
Gold moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 1.40% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-12.
One of the ten highest gold closes of that year, ranking 3 of 246 sessions.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $438.90, making this a +18.71% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $521.00 per troy ounce on 13 December 2005. That is $7.40 lower than the previous close of $528.40, a move of -1.40%.
The gold price fell on 13 December 2005, losing $7.40 (1.40%) against the previous session's close of $528.40.
At $521.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $16.75 on 13 December 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 December 2005 18k gold was worth about $12.56 per gram and 14k about $9.77 per gram, against $16.75 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.3 on 13 December 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 December 2005, gold was around $510.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $521.00 is a gain of 2.1% over the week.
A month before 13 December 2005, gold was around $468.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $521.00 is a gain of 11.3% over the month.
A year before 13 December 2005, gold was around $438.90 per troy ounce. The close of $521.00 therefore represents a rise of 18.7% over twelve months.
It closed 1.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-12-12.