Distance from the record
This close sat 15.48% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 April 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 4 March 2004
Silver closed at $6.940 per troy ounce on 20 April 2004, down $0.265 (3.68%) from the previous close of $7.205.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.68% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 15.48% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.466, making this a +55.40% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.94 per troy ounce on 20 April 2004. That is $0.26 lower than the previous close of $7.20, a move of -3.68%.
The silver price fell on 20 April 2004, losing $0.26 (3.68%) against the previous session's close of $7.20.
At $6.94 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.22 on 20 April 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.3 on 20 April 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 April 2004, silver was around $7.45 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.94 is a loss of 6.8% over the week.
A month before 20 April 2004, silver was around $7.55 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.94 is a loss of 8.1% over the month.
A year before 20 April 2004, silver was around $4.47 per troy ounce. The close of $6.94 therefore represents a rise of 55.4% over twelve months.
It closed 15.48% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.