Distance from the record
This close sat 38.91% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 10 July 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 April 2009
Silver closed at $12.64 per troy ounce on 10 July 2009, down $0.287 (2.22%) from the previous close of $12.92.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Silver lost 2.22% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 38.91% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.25, making this a -30.74% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.64 per troy ounce on 10 July 2009. That is $0.29 lower than the previous close of $12.92, a move of -2.22%.
The silver price fell on 10 July 2009, losing $0.29 (2.22%) against the previous session's close of $12.92.
At $12.64 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.41 on 10 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.2 on 10 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 10 July 2009, silver was around $13.39 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.64 is a loss of 5.6% over the week.
A month before 10 July 2009, silver was around $15.21 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.64 is a loss of 16.9% over the month.
A year before 10 July 2009, silver was around $18.25 per troy ounce. The close of $12.64 therefore represents a fall of 30.7% over twelve months.
It closed 38.91% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.