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 October 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $7.176 per troy ounce on 19 October 2004, up $0.208 (2.99%) from the previous close of $6.968.
This was a 2.99% 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 12.61% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.935, making this a +45.41% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $7.18 per troy ounce on 19 October 2004. That is $0.21 higher than the previous close of $6.97, a move of 2.99%.
The silver price rose on 19 October 2004, gaining $0.21 (2.99%) against the previous session's close of $6.97.
At $7.18 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.23 on 19 October 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.6 on 19 October 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 October 2004, silver was around $7.03 per troy ounce, so the close of $7.18 is a gain of 2.0% over the week.
A month before 19 October 2004, silver was around $6.26 per troy ounce, so the close of $7.18 is a gain of 14.7% over the month.
A year before 19 October 2004, silver was around $4.93 per troy ounce. The close of $7.18 therefore represents a rise of 45.4% over twelve months.
It closed 12.61% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.