Distance from the record
This close sat 17.53% 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 June 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.06 per troy ounce on 17 June 2008, down $0.155 (0.90%) from the previous close of $17.21.
This close sat 17.53% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.23, making this a +28.90% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.06 per troy ounce on 17 June 2008. That is $0.16 lower than the previous close of $17.21, a move of -0.90%.
The silver price fell on 17 June 2008, losing $0.16 (0.90%) against the previous session's close of $17.21.
At $17.06 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 17 June 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.8 on 17 June 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 June 2008, silver was around $16.61 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.06 is a gain of 2.7% over the week.
A year before 17 June 2008, silver was around $13.23 per troy ounce. The close of $17.06 therefore represents a rise of 28.9% over twelve months.
It closed 17.53% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.