Distance from the record
This close sat 4.61% 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 29 April 2005, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $435.00 per troy ounce on 29 April 2005, up $2.000 (0.46%) from the previous close of $433.00.
This close sat 4.61% 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 $386.60, making this a +12.52% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $435.00 per troy ounce on 29 April 2005. That is $2.00 higher than the previous close of $433.00, a move of 0.46%.
The gold price rose on 29 April 2005, gaining $2.00 (0.46%) against the previous session's close of $433.00.
At $435.00 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $13.99 on 29 April 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 29 April 2005 18k gold was worth about $10.49 per gram and 14k about $8.16 per gram, against $13.99 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.0 on 29 April 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 29 April 2005, gold was around $386.60 per troy ounce. The close of $435.00 therefore represents a rise of 12.5% over twelve months.
It closed 4.61% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-12-03.