Distance from the record
This close sat 32.37% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 15 May 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.99 per troy ounce on 15 May 2009, down $0.030 (0.21%) from the previous close of $14.02.
This close sat 32.37% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.63, making this a -15.86% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.99 per troy ounce on 15 May 2009. That is $0.03 lower than the previous close of $14.02, a move of -0.21%.
The silver price fell on 15 May 2009, losing $0.03 (0.21%) against the previous session's close of $14.02.
At $13.99 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.45 on 15 May 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.5 on 15 May 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 15 May 2009, silver was around $12.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.99 is a gain of 9.3% over the month.
A year before 15 May 2009, silver was around $16.63 per troy ounce. The close of $13.99 therefore represents a fall of 15.9% over twelve months.
It closed 32.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.