Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the gold price in 30 September 2003, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $385.40 per troy ounce on 30 September 2003, up $3.000 (0.78%) from the previous close of $382.40.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $323.90, making this a +18.99% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $385.40 per troy ounce on 30 September 2003. That is $3.00 higher than the previous close of $382.40, a move of 0.78%.
The gold price rose on 30 September 2003, gaining $3.00 (0.78%) against the previous session's close of $382.40.
At $385.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $12.39 on 30 September 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 30 September 2003 18k gold was worth about $9.29 per gram and 14k about $7.23 per gram, against $12.39 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.0 on 30 September 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 September 2003, gold was around $323.90 per troy ounce. The close of $385.40 therefore represents a rise of 19.0% over twelve months.
It closed 0.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-09-24.