Distance from the record
This close sat 5.32% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 16 December 2005, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $8.521 per troy ounce on 16 December 2005, down $0.028 (0.33%) from the previous close of $8.549.
This close sat 5.32% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.690, making this a +27.37% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $8.52 per troy ounce on 16 December 2005. That is $0.03 lower than the previous close of $8.55, a move of -0.33%.
The silver price fell on 16 December 2005, losing $0.03 (0.33%) against the previous session's close of $8.55.
At $8.52 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.27 on 16 December 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.1 on 16 December 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 16 December 2005, silver was around $9.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.52 is a loss of 5.3% over the week.
A month before 16 December 2005, silver was around $7.99 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.52 is a gain of 6.7% over the month.
A year before 16 December 2005, silver was around $6.69 per troy ounce. The close of $8.52 therefore represents a rise of 27.4% over twelve months.
It closed 5.32% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-12-09.