Distance from the record
This close sat 38.68% 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 March 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.69 per troy ounce on 17 March 2009, down $0.220 (1.70%) from the previous close of $12.90.
This close sat 38.68% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $20.22, making this a -37.27% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.69 per troy ounce on 17 March 2009. That is $0.22 lower than the previous close of $12.90, a move of -1.70%.
The silver price fell on 17 March 2009, losing $0.22 (1.70%) against the previous session's close of $12.90.
At $12.69 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.41 on 17 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.2 on 17 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 March 2009, silver was around $14.01 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.69 is a loss of 9.4% over the month.
A year before 17 March 2009, silver was around $20.22 per troy ounce. The close of $12.69 therefore represents a fall of 37.3% over twelve months.
It closed 38.68% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.