Distance from the record
This close sat 13.63% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 15 December 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 20 November 2006
Silver closed at $12.82 per troy ounce on 15 December 2006, down $0.962 (6.98%) from the previous close of $13.78.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 6.98% 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 13.63% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $8.549, making this a +49.99% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.82 per troy ounce on 15 December 2006. That is $0.96 lower than the previous close of $13.78, a move of -6.98%.
The silver price fell on 15 December 2006, losing $0.96 (6.98%) against the previous session's close of $13.78.
At $12.82 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.41 on 15 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.0 on 15 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 December 2006, silver was around $13.72 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.82 is a loss of 6.5% over the week.
A year before 15 December 2006, silver was around $8.55 per troy ounce. The close of $12.82 therefore represents a rise of 50.0% over twelve months.
It closed 13.63% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.