Distance from the record
This close sat 38.05% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 11 March 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.81 per troy ounce on 11 March 2009, up $0.255 (2.03%) from the previous close of $12.56.
This was a 2.03% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 38.05% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.68, making this a -34.87% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.81 per troy ounce on 11 March 2009. That is $0.25 higher than the previous close of $12.56, a move of 2.03%.
The silver price rose on 11 March 2009, gaining $0.25 (2.03%) against the previous session's close of $12.56.
At $12.81 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.41 on 11 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.0 on 11 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 11 March 2009, silver was around $13.52 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.81 is a loss of 5.2% over the month.
A year before 11 March 2009, silver was around $19.68 per troy ounce. The close of $12.81 therefore represents a fall of 34.9% over twelve months.
It closed 38.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.