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 21 July 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $425.40 per troy ounce on 21 July 2005, up $3.700 (0.88%) from the previous close of $421.70.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 6.71% 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 $397.10, making this a +7.13% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $425.40 per troy ounce on 21 July 2005. That is $3.70 higher than the previous close of $421.70, a move of 0.88%.
The gold price rose on 21 July 2005, gaining $3.70 (0.88%) against the previous session's close of $421.70.
At $425.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.68 on 21 July 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 July 2005 18k gold was worth about $10.26 per gram and 14k about $7.98 per gram, against $13.68 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.9 on 21 July 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.9 ounces of silver.
It closed 6.71% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-12-03.