Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 13 March 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.23 per troy ounce on 13 March 2009, up $0.272 (2.10%) from the previous close of $12.96.
This was a 2.10% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 36.04% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $20.34, making this a -34.95% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.23 per troy ounce on 13 March 2009. That is $0.27 higher than the previous close of $12.96, a move of 2.10%.
The silver price rose on 13 March 2009, gaining $0.27 (2.10%) against the previous session's close of $12.96.
At $13.23 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.43 on 13 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.3 on 13 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 13 March 2009, silver was around $20.34 per troy ounce. The close of $13.23 therefore represents a fall of 35.0% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of gains. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 36.04% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.