Distance from the record
This close sat 1.24% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-10-11.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 October 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $471.20 per troy ounce on 26 October 2005, down $1.600 (0.34%) from the previous close of $472.80.
This close sat 1.24% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-10-11.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $426.80, making this a +10.40% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $471.20 per troy ounce on 26 October 2005. That is $1.60 lower than the previous close of $472.80, a move of -0.34%.
The gold price fell on 26 October 2005, losing $1.60 (0.34%) against the previous session's close of $472.80.
At $471.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $15.15 on 26 October 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 October 2005 18k gold was worth about $11.36 per gram and 14k about $8.84 per gram, against $15.15 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.2 on 26 October 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.2 ounces of silver.
It closed 1.24% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-10-11.