Distance from the record
This close sat 5.92% 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 July 2004, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $402.00 per troy ounce on 13 July 2004, down $6.100 (1.49%) from the previous close of $408.10.
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 5.92% 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 $344.80, making this a +16.59% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $402.00 per troy ounce on 13 July 2004. That is $6.10 lower than the previous close of $408.10, a move of -1.49%.
The gold price fell on 13 July 2004, losing $6.10 (1.49%) against the previous session's close of $408.10.
At $402.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $12.92 on 13 July 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 July 2004 18k gold was worth about $9.69 per gram and 14k about $7.54 per gram, against $12.92 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.0 on 13 July 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 July 2004, gold was around $392.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $402.00 is a gain of 2.4% over the week.
A year before 13 July 2004, gold was around $344.80 per troy ounce. The close of $402.00 therefore represents a rise of 16.6% over twelve months.
It closed 5.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-03-31.