Distance from the record
This close sat 1.26% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-10-11.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 13 October 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $471.10 per troy ounce on 13 October 2005, down $2.800 (0.59%) from the previous close of $473.90.
This close sat 1.26% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-10-11.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $413.20, making this a +14.01% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $471.10 per troy ounce on 13 October 2005. That is $2.80 lower than the previous close of $473.90, a move of -0.59%.
The gold price fell on 13 October 2005, losing $2.80 (0.59%) against the previous session's close of $473.90.
At $471.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $15.15 on 13 October 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 13 October 2005 18k gold was worth about $11.36 per gram and 14k about $8.84 per gram, against $15.15 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.3 on 13 October 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 October 2005, gold was around $446.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $471.10 is a gain of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 13 October 2005, gold was around $413.20 per troy ounce. The close of $471.10 therefore represents a rise of 14.0% over twelve months.
It closed 1.26% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-10-11.