Distance from the record
This close sat 6.06% 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 15 January 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 31 December 2003
Silver closed at $6.205 per troy ounce on 15 January 2004, down $0.217 (3.38%) from the previous close of $6.422.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.38% 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 6.06% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-01-12.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.768, making this a +30.14% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.20 per troy ounce on 15 January 2004. That is $0.22 lower than the previous close of $6.42, a move of -3.38%.
The silver price fell on 15 January 2004, losing $0.22 (3.38%) against the previous session's close of $6.42.
At $6.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.20 on 15 January 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.8 on 15 January 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 15 January 2004, silver was around $5.64 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.20 is a gain of 10.0% over the month.
A year before 15 January 2004, silver was around $4.77 per troy ounce. The close of $6.20 therefore represents a rise of 30.1% 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 6.06% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-01-12.