Distance from the record
This close sat 5.01% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 15 December 2005, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $8.549 per troy ounce on 15 December 2005, up $0.172 (2.05%) from the previous close of $8.377.
This was a 2.05% 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.
This close sat 5.01% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.843, making this a +24.93% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $8.55 per troy ounce on 15 December 2005. That is $0.17 higher than the previous close of $8.38, a move of 2.05%.
The silver price rose on 15 December 2005, gaining $0.17 (2.05%) against the previous session's close of $8.38.
At $8.55 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.27 on 15 December 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.9 on 15 December 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 December 2005, silver was around $8.89 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.55 is a loss of 3.9% over the week.
A month before 15 December 2005, silver was around $7.77 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.55 is a gain of 10.0% over the month.
A year before 15 December 2005, silver was around $6.84 per troy ounce. The close of $8.55 therefore represents a rise of 24.9% over twelve months.
It closed 5.01% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-12-09.