Distance from the record
This close sat 13.29% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 19 May 2005, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $7.120 per troy ounce on 19 May 2005, down $0.065 (0.90%) from the previous close of $7.185.
This close sat 13.29% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $5.920, making this a +20.27% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $7.12 per troy ounce on 19 May 2005. That is $0.07 lower than the previous close of $7.18, a move of -0.90%.
The silver price fell on 19 May 2005, losing $0.07 (0.90%) against the previous session's close of $7.18.
At $7.12 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.23 on 19 May 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.1 on 19 May 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 May 2005, silver was around $6.95 per troy ounce, so the close of $7.12 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A year before 19 May 2005, silver was around $5.92 per troy ounce. The close of $7.12 therefore represents a rise of 20.3% over twelve months.
It closed 13.29% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.