Distance from the record
This close sat 17.41% 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 11 December 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 December 2009
Silver closed at $17.08 per troy ounce on 11 December 2009, down $0.089 (0.52%) from the previous close of $17.17.
This close sat 17.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $10.39, making this a +64.43% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.08 per troy ounce on 11 December 2009. That is $0.09 lower than the previous close of $17.17, a move of -0.52%.
The silver price fell on 11 December 2009, losing $0.09 (0.52%) against the previous session's close of $17.17.
At $17.08 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 11 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.5 on 11 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 11 December 2009, silver was around $18.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.08 is a loss of 7.6% over the week.
A year before 11 December 2009, silver was around $10.39 per troy ounce. The close of $17.08 therefore represents a rise of 64.4% over twelve months.
It closed 17.41% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.