Distance from the record
This close sat 1.56% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-12-01.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 December 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $409.20 per troy ounce on 19 December 2003, down $1.200 (0.29%) from the previous close of $410.40.
This close sat 1.56% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-12-01.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $345.90, making this a +18.30% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $409.20 per troy ounce on 19 December 2003. That is $1.20 lower than the previous close of $410.40, a move of -0.29%.
The gold price fell on 19 December 2003, losing $1.20 (0.29%) against the previous session's close of $410.40.
At $409.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.16 on 19 December 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 December 2003 18k gold was worth about $9.87 per gram and 14k about $7.67 per gram, against $13.16 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.5 on 19 December 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.5 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 December 2003, gold was around $345.90 per troy ounce. The close of $409.20 therefore represents a rise of 18.3% over twelve months.
It closed 1.56% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-12-01.