Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 2 September 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 16 August 2005
Gold closed at $444.20 per troy ounce on 2 September 2005, up $10.40 (2.40%) from the previous close of $433.80.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This was a 2.40% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for gold. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 2.59% 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 $406.00, making this a +9.41% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $444.20 per troy ounce on 2 September 2005. That is $10.40 higher than the previous close of $433.80, a move of 2.40%.
The gold price rose on 2 September 2005, gaining $10.40 (2.40%) against the previous session's close of $433.80.
At $444.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $14.28 on 2 September 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 2 September 2005 18k gold was worth about $10.71 per gram and 14k about $8.33 per gram, against $14.28 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.5 on 2 September 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.5 ounces of silver.
It closed 2.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-12-03.