Distance from the record
This close sat 32.98% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 15 June 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $9.950 per troy ounce on 15 June 2006, up $0.243 (2.50%) from the previous close of $9.707.
This was a 2.50% 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 32.98% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.320, making this a +35.93% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $9.95 per troy ounce on 15 June 2006. That is $0.24 higher than the previous close of $9.71, a move of 2.50%.
The silver price rose on 15 June 2006, gaining $0.24 (2.50%) against the previous session's close of $9.71.
At $9.95 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.32 on 15 June 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.9 on 15 June 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 June 2006, silver was around $11.04 per troy ounce, so the close of $9.95 is a loss of 9.9% over the week.
A month before 15 June 2006, silver was around $13.25 per troy ounce, so the close of $9.95 is a loss of 24.9% over the month.
A year before 15 June 2006, silver was around $7.32 per troy ounce. The close of $9.95 therefore represents a rise of 35.9% over twelve months.
It closed 32.98% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.