Distance from the record
This close sat 16.94% 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 17 December 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.18 per troy ounce on 17 December 2009, down $0.499 (2.82%) from the previous close of $17.68.
Silver lost 2.82% 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 16.94% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.39, making this a +50.85% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.18 per troy ounce on 17 December 2009. That is $0.50 lower than the previous close of $17.68, a move of -2.82%.
The silver price fell on 17 December 2009, losing $0.50 (2.82%) against the previous session's close of $17.68.
At $17.18 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 17 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.4 on 17 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 December 2009, silver was around $18.38 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.18 is a loss of 6.5% over the month.
A year before 17 December 2009, silver was around $11.39 per troy ounce. The close of $17.18 therefore represents a rise of 50.8% over twelve months.
It closed 16.94% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.