Distance from the record
This close sat 23.77% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 September 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $6.259 per troy ounce on 17 September 2004, down $0.030 (0.48%) from the previous close of $6.289.
This close sat 23.77% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $5.279, making this a +18.56% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.26 per troy ounce on 17 September 2004. That is $0.03 lower than the previous close of $6.29, a move of -0.48%.
The silver price fell on 17 September 2004, losing $0.03 (0.48%) against the previous session's close of $6.29.
At $6.26 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.20 on 17 September 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.8 on 17 September 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 September 2004, silver was around $6.13 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.26 is a gain of 2.1% over the week.
A month before 17 September 2004, silver was around $6.72 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.26 is a loss of 6.9% over the month.
A year before 17 September 2004, silver was around $5.28 per troy ounce. The close of $6.26 therefore represents a rise of 18.6% over twelve months.
It closed 23.77% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.