Distance from the record
This close sat 6.96% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 12 December 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.81 per troy ounce on 12 December 2006, down $0.037 (0.27%) from the previous close of $13.85.
This close sat 6.96% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $8.792, making this a +57.11% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.81 per troy ounce on 12 December 2006. That is $0.04 lower than the previous close of $13.85, a move of -0.27%.
The silver price fell on 12 December 2006, losing $0.04 (0.27%) against the previous session's close of $13.85.
At $13.81 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.44 on 12 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 45.4 on 12 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 45.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 12 December 2006, silver was around $13.08 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.81 is a gain of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 12 December 2006, silver was around $8.79 per troy ounce. The close of $13.81 therefore represents a rise of 57.1% over twelve months.
It closed 6.96% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.