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 20 August 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $365.60 per troy ounce on 20 August 2003, up $4.000 (1.11%) from the previous close of $361.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 3.54% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-02-04.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $308.70, making this a +18.43% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $365.60 per troy ounce on 20 August 2003. That is $4.00 higher than the previous close of $361.60, a move of 1.11%.
The gold price rose on 20 August 2003, gaining $4.00 (1.11%) against the previous session's close of $361.60.
At $365.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $11.75 on 20 August 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 20 August 2003 18k gold was worth about $8.82 per gram and 14k about $6.86 per gram, against $11.75 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.9 on 20 August 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 August 2003, gold was around $347.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $365.60 is a gain of 5.3% over the month.
A year before 20 August 2003, gold was around $308.70 per troy ounce. The close of $365.60 therefore represents a rise of 18.4% over twelve months.
It closed 3.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-02-04.