Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 19 May 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 5 May 2004
Silver closed at $5.920 per troy ounce on 19 May 2004, up $0.247 (4.35%) from the previous close of $5.673.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 4.35% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 27.90% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.812, making this a +23.03% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $5.92 per troy ounce on 19 May 2004. That is $0.25 higher than the previous close of $5.67, a move of 4.35%.
The silver price rose on 19 May 2004, gaining $0.25 (4.35%) against the previous session's close of $5.67.
At $5.92 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.19 on 19 May 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.7 on 19 May 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 May 2004, silver was around $5.56 per troy ounce, so the close of $5.92 is a gain of 6.6% over the week.
A month before 19 May 2004, silver was around $7.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $5.92 is a loss of 17.8% over the month.
A year before 19 May 2004, silver was around $4.81 per troy ounce. The close of $5.92 therefore represents a rise of 23.0% over twelve months.
It closed 27.90% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.