Distance from the record
This close sat 22.32% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 13 July 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $6.378 per troy ounce on 13 July 2004, down $0.150 (2.30%) from the previous close of $6.528.
Silver lost 2.30% 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 22.32% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.798, making this a +32.93% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.38 per troy ounce on 13 July 2004. That is $0.15 lower than the previous close of $6.53, a move of -2.30%.
The silver price fell on 13 July 2004, losing $0.15 (2.30%) against the previous session's close of $6.53.
At $6.38 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.21 on 13 July 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.0 on 13 July 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 July 2004, silver was around $5.96 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.38 is a gain of 6.9% over the week.
A month before 13 July 2004, silver was around $5.74 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.38 is a gain of 11.0% over the month.
A year before 13 July 2004, silver was around $4.80 per troy ounce. The close of $6.38 therefore represents a rise of 32.9% over twelve months.
It closed 22.32% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.