Distance from the record
This close sat 3.44% 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 December 2004, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $440.30 per troy ounce on 22 December 2004, down $1.500 (0.34%) from the previous close of $441.80.
This close sat 3.44% 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 $410.60, making this a +7.23% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $440.30 per troy ounce on 22 December 2004. That is $1.50 lower than the previous close of $441.80, a move of -0.34%.
The gold price fell on 22 December 2004, losing $1.50 (0.34%) against the previous session's close of $441.80.
At $440.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $14.16 on 22 December 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 22 December 2004 18k gold was worth about $10.62 per gram and 14k about $8.26 per gram, against $14.16 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.7 on 22 December 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.7 ounces of silver.
It closed 3.44% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-12-03.