Distance from the record
This close sat 1.18% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-02-17.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 February 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $6.697 per troy ounce on 18 February 2004, down $0.080 (1.18%) from the previous close of $6.777.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 1.18% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-02-17.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.551, making this a +47.15% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.70 per troy ounce on 18 February 2004. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $6.78, a move of -1.18%.
The silver price fell on 18 February 2004, losing $0.08 (1.18%) against the previous session's close of $6.78.
At $6.70 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.22 on 18 February 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.6 on 18 February 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 February 2004, silver was around $6.55 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.70 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 18 February 2004, silver was around $6.32 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.70 is a gain of 5.9% over the month.
A year before 18 February 2004, silver was around $4.55 per troy ounce. The close of $6.70 therefore represents a rise of 47.2% over twelve months.
It closed 1.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-02-17.