Distance from the record
This close sat 5.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 13 December 2005, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 November 2005
Silver closed at $8.497 per troy ounce on 13 December 2005, down $0.295 (3.36%) from the previous close of $8.792.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.36% 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 close sat 5.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.793, making this a +25.08% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $8.50 per troy ounce on 13 December 2005. That is $0.30 lower than the previous close of $8.79, a move of -3.36%.
The silver price fell on 13 December 2005, losing $0.30 (3.36%) against the previous session's close of $8.79.
At $8.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.27 on 13 December 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.3 on 13 December 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 December 2005, silver was around $8.69 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.50 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 13 December 2005, silver was around $7.74 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.50 is a gain of 9.8% over the month.
A year before 13 December 2005, silver was around $6.79 per troy ounce. The close of $8.50 therefore represents a rise of 25.1% over twelve months.
It closed 5.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-12-09.