Distance from the record
This close sat 23.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 12 October 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $11.30 per troy ounce on 12 October 2006, up $0.050 (0.44%) from the previous close of $11.24.
This close sat 23.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.788, making this a +45.03% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.30 per troy ounce on 12 October 2006. That is $0.05 higher than the previous close of $11.24, a move of 0.44%.
The silver price rose on 12 October 2006, gaining $0.05 (0.44%) against the previous session's close of $11.24.
At $11.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.36 on 12 October 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.0 on 12 October 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 October 2006, silver was around $10.98 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.30 is a gain of 2.9% over the week.
A year before 12 October 2006, silver was around $7.79 per troy ounce. The close of $11.30 therefore represents a rise of 45.0% over twelve months.
It closed 23.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.