Distance from the record
This close sat 13.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 April 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 7 April 2006
Silver closed at $12.51 per troy ounce on 20 April 2006, down $1.989 (13.72%) from the previous close of $14.50.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 13.72% 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 13.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.333, making this a +70.60% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.51 per troy ounce on 20 April 2006. That is $1.99 lower than the previous close of $14.50, a move of -13.72%.
The silver price fell on 20 April 2006, losing $1.99 (13.72%) against the previous session's close of $14.50.
At $12.51 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 20 April 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.5 on 20 April 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 April 2006, silver was around $12.83 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.51 is a loss of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 20 April 2006, silver was around $10.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.51 is a gain of 21.4% over the month.
A year before 20 April 2006, silver was around $7.33 per troy ounce. The close of $12.51 therefore represents a rise of 70.6% over twelve months.
It closed 13.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-04-19.