Distance from the record
This close sat 4.17% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-02-04.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 15 August 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $363.20 per troy ounce on 15 August 2003, down $2.800 (0.77%) from the previous close of $366.00.
This close sat 4.17% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-02-04.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $314.30, making this a +15.56% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $363.20 per troy ounce on 15 August 2003. That is $2.80 lower than the previous close of $366.00, a move of -0.77%.
The gold price fell on 15 August 2003, losing $2.80 (0.77%) against the previous session's close of $366.00.
At $363.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $11.68 on 15 August 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 15 August 2003 18k gold was worth about $8.76 per gram and 14k about $6.81 per gram, against $11.68 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.8 on 15 August 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 15 August 2003, gold was around $342.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $363.20 is a gain of 6.2% over the month.
A year before 15 August 2003, gold was around $314.30 per troy ounce. The close of $363.20 therefore represents a rise of 15.6% over twelve months.
It closed 4.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-02-04.