Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 19 July 2004, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $405.60 per troy ounce on 19 July 2004, down $1.000 (0.25%) from the previous close of $406.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 5.08% 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 $347.20, making this a +16.82% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $405.60 per troy ounce on 19 July 2004. That is $1.00 lower than the previous close of $406.60, a move of -0.25%.
The gold price fell on 19 July 2004, losing $1.00 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $406.60.
At $405.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.04 on 19 July 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 July 2004 18k gold was worth about $9.78 per gram and 14k about $7.61 per gram, against $13.04 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.6 on 19 July 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 July 2004, gold was around $347.20 per troy ounce. The close of $405.60 therefore represents a rise of 16.8% over twelve months.
It closed 5.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-03-31.