Distance from the record
This close sat 17.61% 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 September 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.04 per troy ounce on 18 September 2009, down $0.200 (1.16%) from the previous close of $17.24.
This close sat 17.61% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.65, making this a +34.75% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.04 per troy ounce on 18 September 2009. That is $0.20 lower than the previous close of $17.24, a move of -1.16%.
The silver price fell on 18 September 2009, losing $0.20 (1.16%) against the previous session's close of $17.24.
At $17.04 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 18 September 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.2 on 18 September 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 18 September 2009, silver was around $16.68 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.04 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 18 September 2009, silver was around $13.96 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.04 is a gain of 22.1% over the month.
A year before 18 September 2009, silver was around $12.65 per troy ounce. The close of $17.04 therefore represents a rise of 34.7% over twelve months.
It closed 17.61% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.