Distance from the record
This close sat 6.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 14 December 2005, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 November 2005
Silver closed at $8.377 per troy ounce on 14 December 2005, down $0.120 (1.41%) from the previous close of $8.497.
This close extended a run of 3 consecutive sessions of losses. Runs are more informative than any one day inside them: they show direction holding rather than a single session's noise.
This close sat 6.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.718, making this a +24.69% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $8.38 per troy ounce on 14 December 2005. That is $0.12 lower than the previous close of $8.50, a move of -1.41%.
The silver price fell on 14 December 2005, losing $0.12 (1.41%) against the previous session's close of $8.50.
At $8.38 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.27 on 14 December 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.5 on 14 December 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 14 December 2005, silver was around $8.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.38 is a loss of 4.6% over the week.
A month before 14 December 2005, silver was around $7.76 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.38 is a gain of 7.9% over the month.
A year before 14 December 2005, silver was around $6.72 per troy ounce. The close of $8.38 therefore represents a rise of 24.7% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 6.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-12-09.