Distance from the record
This close sat 7.65% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-12-03.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 2 February 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 10 January 2005
Gold closed at $421.10 per troy ounce on 2 February 2005, down $15.40 (3.53%) from the previous close of $436.50.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Gold lost 3.53% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 7.65% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-12-03.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $398.70, making this a +5.62% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $421.10 per troy ounce on 2 February 2005. That is $15.40 lower than the previous close of $436.50, a move of -3.53%.
The gold price fell on 2 February 2005, losing $15.40 (3.53%) against the previous session's close of $436.50.
At $421.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.54 on 2 February 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 2 February 2005 18k gold was worth about $10.15 per gram and 14k about $7.90 per gram, against $13.54 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.5 on 2 February 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 7.65% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-12-03.