Distance from the record
This close sat 4.76% 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 22 April 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $434.30 per troy ounce on 22 April 2005, up $1.300 (0.30%) from the previous close of $433.00.
This close sat 4.76% 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 $393.30, making this a +10.42% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $434.30 per troy ounce on 22 April 2005. That is $1.30 higher than the previous close of $433.00, a move of 0.30%.
The gold price rose on 22 April 2005, gaining $1.30 (0.30%) against the previous session's close of $433.00.
At $434.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.96 on 22 April 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 April 2005 18k gold was worth about $10.47 per gram and 14k about $8.15 per gram, against $13.96 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.7 on 22 April 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 April 2005, gold was around $424.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $434.30 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
It closed 4.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-12-03.