Distance from the record
This close sat 2.77% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-01-12.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 14 January 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $6.422 per troy ounce on 14 January 2004, down $0.165 (2.50%) from the previous close of $6.587.
Silver lost 2.50% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 2.77% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-01-12.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.753, making this a +35.11% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.42 per troy ounce on 14 January 2004. That is $0.16 lower than the previous close of $6.59, a move of -2.50%.
The silver price fell on 14 January 2004, losing $0.16 (2.50%) against the previous session's close of $6.59.
At $6.42 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.21 on 14 January 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.7 on 14 January 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 14 January 2004, silver was around $6.25 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.42 is a gain of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 14 January 2004, silver was around $5.62 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.42 is a gain of 14.2% over the month.
A year before 14 January 2004, silver was around $4.75 per troy ounce. The close of $6.42 therefore represents a rise of 35.1% over twelve months.
It closed 2.77% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-01-12.