Distance from the record
This close sat 48.49% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 13 January 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 26 December 2008
Silver closed at $10.65 per troy ounce on 13 January 2009, down $0.070 (0.65%) from the previous close of $10.73.
This close sat 48.49% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
One of the ten lowest silver closes of that year, ranking 247 of 249 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.27, making this a -34.52% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $10.65 per troy ounce on 13 January 2009. That is $0.07 lower than the previous close of $10.73, a move of -0.65%.
The silver price fell on 13 January 2009, losing $0.07 (0.65%) against the previous session's close of $10.73.
At $10.65 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.34 on 13 January 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 77.0 on 13 January 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 77.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 January 2009, silver was around $11.42 per troy ounce, so the close of $10.65 is a loss of 6.7% over the week.
A year before 13 January 2009, silver was around $16.27 per troy ounce. The close of $10.65 therefore represents a fall of 34.5% over twelve months.
It closed 48.49% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.