Distance from the record
This close sat 15.88% 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 October 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.40 per troy ounce on 15 October 2009, down $0.493 (2.76%) from the previous close of $17.89.
Silver lost 2.76% 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 15.88% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $10.14, making this a +71.56% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.40 per troy ounce on 15 October 2009. That is $0.49 lower than the previous close of $17.89, a move of -2.76%.
The silver price fell on 15 October 2009, losing $0.49 (2.76%) against the previous session's close of $17.89.
At $17.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 15 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.3 on 15 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 October 2009, silver was around $17.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.40 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A year before 15 October 2009, silver was around $10.14 per troy ounce. The close of $17.40 therefore represents a rise of 71.6% over twelve months.
It closed 15.88% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.