Distance from the record
This close sat 6.44% 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 14 April 2004, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 15 March 2004
Gold closed at $399.80 per troy ounce on 14 April 2004, down $7.200 (1.77%) from the previous close of $407.00.
This close sat 6.44% 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 $324.20, making this a +23.32% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $399.80 per troy ounce on 14 April 2004. That is $7.20 lower than the previous close of $407.00, a move of -1.77%.
The gold price fell on 14 April 2004, losing $7.20 (1.77%) against the previous session's close of $407.00.
At $399.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $12.85 on 14 April 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 14 April 2004 18k gold was worth about $9.64 per gram and 14k about $7.50 per gram, against $12.85 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.1 on 14 April 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 14 April 2004, gold was around $422.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $399.80 is a loss of 5.4% over the week.
A year before 14 April 2004, gold was around $324.20 per troy ounce. The close of $399.80 therefore represents a rise of 23.3% over twelve months.
It closed 6.44% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-03-31.