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 September 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 September 2003
Gold closed at $381.80 per troy ounce on 19 September 2003, up $5.200 (1.38%) from the previous close of $376.60.
This close extended a run of 3 consecutive sessions of gains. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $322.60, making this a +18.35% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $381.80 per troy ounce on 19 September 2003. That is $5.20 higher than the previous close of $376.60, a move of 1.38%.
The gold price rose on 19 September 2003, gaining $5.20 (1.38%) against the previous session's close of $376.60.
At $381.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $12.28 on 19 September 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 September 2003 18k gold was worth about $9.21 per gram and 14k about $7.16 per gram, against $12.28 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.3 on 19 September 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 19 September 2003, gold was around $361.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $381.80 is a gain of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 19 September 2003, gold was around $322.60 per troy ounce. The close of $381.80 therefore represents a rise of 18.4% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of gains. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 0.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-09-01.