Distance from the record
This close sat 1.15% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-09-21.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 23 September 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $463.50 per troy ounce on 23 September 2005, down $3.100 (0.66%) from the previous close of $466.60.
This close sat 1.15% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-09-21.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $410.90, making this a +12.80% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $463.50 per troy ounce on 23 September 2005. That is $3.10 lower than the previous close of $466.60, a move of -0.66%.
The gold price fell on 23 September 2005, losing $3.10 (0.66%) against the previous session's close of $466.60.
At $463.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $14.90 on 23 September 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 23 September 2005 18k gold was worth about $11.18 per gram and 14k about $8.69 per gram, against $14.90 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.7 on 23 September 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 23 September 2005, gold was around $439.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $463.50 is a gain of 5.5% over the month.
A year before 23 September 2005, gold was around $410.90 per troy ounce. The close of $463.50 therefore represents a rise of 12.8% over twelve months.
It closed 1.15% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-09-21.