Distance from the record
This close sat 16.64% 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 September 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.24 per troy ounce on 17 September 2009, down $0.165 (0.95%) from the previous close of $17.41.
This close sat 16.64% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.62, making this a +48.39% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.24 per troy ounce on 17 September 2009. That is $0.17 lower than the previous close of $17.41, a move of -0.95%.
The silver price fell on 17 September 2009, losing $0.17 (0.95%) against the previous session's close of $17.41.
At $17.24 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 17 September 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.7 on 17 September 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 September 2009, silver was around $16.65 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.24 is a gain of 3.6% over the week.
A month before 17 September 2009, silver was around $13.97 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.24 is a gain of 23.4% over the month.
A year before 17 September 2009, silver was around $11.62 per troy ounce. The close of $17.24 therefore represents a rise of 48.4% over twelve months.
It closed 16.64% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.