Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 12 December 2005, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $8.792 per troy ounce on 12 December 2005, down $0.208 (2.31%) from the previous close of $9.000.
Silver lost 2.31% 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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 2.31% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
One of the ten highest silver closes of that year, ranking 7 of 244 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.706, making this a +31.11% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $8.79 per troy ounce on 12 December 2005. That is $0.21 lower than the previous close of $9.00, a move of -2.31%.
The silver price fell on 12 December 2005, losing $0.21 (2.31%) against the previous session's close of $9.00.
At $8.79 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.28 on 12 December 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.1 on 12 December 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 12 December 2005, silver was around $7.74 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.79 is a gain of 13.6% over the month.
A year before 12 December 2005, silver was around $6.71 per troy ounce. The close of $8.79 therefore represents a rise of 31.1% over twelve months.
It closed 2.31% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-12-09.