Distance from the record
This close sat 12.19% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-08-31.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 December 2001, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $4.393 per troy ounce on 20 December 2001, up $0.090 (2.09%) from the previous close of $4.303.
This was a 2.09% 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 close sat 12.19% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2000-08-31.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.596, making this a -4.42% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $4.39 per troy ounce on 20 December 2001. That is $0.09 higher than the previous close of $4.30, a move of 2.09%.
The silver price rose on 20 December 2001, gaining $0.09 (2.09%) against the previous session's close of $4.30.
At $4.39 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.14 on 20 December 2001. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 62.8 on 20 December 2001, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 62.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 December 2001, silver was around $4.26 per troy ounce, so the close of $4.39 is a gain of 3.0% over the week.
A month before 20 December 2001, silver was around $4.05 per troy ounce, so the close of $4.39 is a gain of 8.5% over the month.
It closed 12.19% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2000-08-31.