Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 14 December 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.15 per troy ounce on 14 December 2016, up $0.241 (1.43%) from the previous close of $16.91.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 64.70% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.67, making this a +25.51% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.15 per troy ounce on 14 December 2016. That is $0.24 higher than the previous close of $16.91, a move of 1.43%.
The silver price rose on 14 December 2016, gaining $0.24 (1.43%) against the previous session's close of $16.91.
At $17.15 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 14 December 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.7 on 14 December 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 14 December 2016, silver was around $13.67 per troy ounce. The close of $17.15 therefore represents a rise of 25.5% over twelve months.
It closed 64.70% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.