Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 21 September 2004, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 September 2004
Gold closed at $408.30 per troy ounce on 21 September 2004, up $3.000 (0.74%) from the previous close of $405.30.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 4.45% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-03-31.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $381.80, making this a +6.94% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $408.30 per troy ounce on 21 September 2004. That is $3.00 higher than the previous close of $405.30, a move of 0.74%.
The gold price rose on 21 September 2004, gaining $3.00 (0.74%) against the previous session's close of $405.30.
At $408.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.13 on 21 September 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 21 September 2004 18k gold was worth about $9.85 per gram and 14k about $7.66 per gram, against $13.13 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.3 on 21 September 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.3 ounces of silver.
It closed 4.45% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-03-31.