Distance from the record
This close sat 1.05% 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 18 October 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $472.10 per troy ounce on 18 October 2005, down $2.000 (0.42%) from the previous close of $474.10.
This close sat 1.05% 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 $416.20, making this a +13.43% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $472.10 per troy ounce on 18 October 2005. That is $2.00 lower than the previous close of $474.10, a move of -0.42%.
The gold price fell on 18 October 2005, losing $2.00 (0.42%) against the previous session's close of $474.10.
At $472.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $15.18 on 18 October 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 18 October 2005 18k gold was worth about $11.38 per gram and 14k about $8.85 per gram, against $15.18 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.6 on 18 October 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 18 October 2005, gold was around $416.20 per troy ounce. The close of $472.10 therefore represents a rise of 13.4% over twelve months.
It closed 1.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-10-11.