Distance from the record
This close sat 16.34% 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 18 December 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.31 per troy ounce on 18 December 2009, up $0.125 (0.73%) from the previous close of $17.18.
This close sat 16.34% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.09, making this a +56.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.31 per troy ounce on 18 December 2009. That is $0.13 higher than the previous close of $17.18, a move of 0.73%.
The silver price rose on 18 December 2009, gaining $0.13 (0.73%) against the previous session's close of $17.18.
At $17.31 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 18 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.2 on 18 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 18 December 2009, silver was around $18.41 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.31 is a loss of 6.0% over the month.
A year before 18 December 2009, silver was around $11.09 per troy ounce. The close of $17.31 therefore represents a rise of 56.1% over twelve months.
It closed 16.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.