Distance from the record
This close sat 1.34% 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 27 September 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 16 September 2005
Gold closed at $462.60 per troy ounce on 27 September 2005, down $3.300 (0.71%) from the previous close of $465.90.
This close sat 1.34% 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 $409.10, making this a +13.08% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Gold closed at $462.60 per troy ounce on 27 September 2005. That is $3.30 lower than the previous close of $465.90, a move of -0.71%.
The gold price fell on 27 September 2005, losing $3.30 (0.71%) against the previous session's close of $465.90.
At $462.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $14.87 on 27 September 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 27 September 2005 18k gold was worth about $11.15 per gram and 14k about $8.68 per gram, against $14.87 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.6 on 27 September 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 27 September 2005, gold was around $437.40 per troy ounce, so the close of $462.60 is a gain of 5.8% over the month.
A year before 27 September 2005, gold was around $409.10 per troy ounce. The close of $462.60 therefore represents a rise of 13.1% over twelve months.
It closed 1.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-09-21.