Distance from the record
This close sat 31.71% 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 May 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $5.607 per troy ounce on 13 May 2004, up $0.051 (0.92%) from the previous close of $5.556.
This close sat 31.71% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
One of the ten lowest silver closes of that year, ranking 243 of 246 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.814, making this a +16.47% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $5.61 per troy ounce on 13 May 2004. That is $0.05 higher than the previous close of $5.56, a move of 0.92%.
The silver price rose on 13 May 2004, gaining $0.05 (0.92%) against the previous session's close of $5.56.
At $5.61 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.18 on 13 May 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.8 on 13 May 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 May 2004, silver was around $5.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $5.61 is a loss of 3.6% over the week.
A month before 13 May 2004, silver was around $7.45 per troy ounce, so the close of $5.61 is a loss of 24.7% over the month.
A year before 13 May 2004, silver was around $4.81 per troy ounce. The close of $5.61 therefore represents a rise of 16.5% over twelve months.
It closed 31.71% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.