Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 19 December 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.57 per troy ounce on 19 December 2006, up $0.188 (1.52%) from the previous close of $12.38.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 15.33% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $8.567, making this a +46.73% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.57 per troy ounce on 19 December 2006. That is $0.19 higher than the previous close of $12.38, a move of 1.52%.
The silver price rose on 19 December 2006, gaining $0.19 (1.52%) against the previous session's close of $12.38.
At $12.57 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 19 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.5 on 19 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 December 2006, silver was around $13.81 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.57 is a loss of 9.0% over the week.
A year before 19 December 2006, silver was around $8.57 per troy ounce. The close of $12.57 therefore represents a rise of 46.7% over twelve months.
It closed 15.33% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.