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No earlier session that month closed above this level.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 13 October 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 28 September 2006
Silver closed at $11.60 per troy ounce on 13 October 2006, up $0.303 (2.68%) from the previous close of $11.30.
This was a 2.68% 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.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 21.88% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.685, making this a +50.92% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.60 per troy ounce on 13 October 2006. That is $0.30 higher than the previous close of $11.30, a move of 2.68%.
The silver price rose on 13 October 2006, gaining $0.30 (2.68%) against the previous session's close of $11.30.
At $11.60 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.37 on 13 October 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 50.8 on 13 October 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 50.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 October 2006, silver was around $11.09 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.60 is a gain of 4.6% over the week.
A year before 13 October 2006, silver was around $7.68 per troy ounce. The close of $11.60 therefore represents a rise of 50.9% 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 21.88% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.