Distance from the record
This close sat 7.64% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 December 2005, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 November 2005
Silver closed at $8.312 per troy ounce on 20 December 2005, down $0.255 (2.98%) from the previous close of $8.567.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Silver lost 2.98% 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 7.64% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.830, making this a +21.70% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $8.31 per troy ounce on 20 December 2005. That is $0.26 lower than the previous close of $8.57, a move of -2.98%.
The silver price fell on 20 December 2005, losing $0.26 (2.98%) against the previous session's close of $8.57.
At $8.31 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.27 on 20 December 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.5 on 20 December 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 December 2005, silver was around $8.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $8.31 is a loss of 2.2% over the week.
A year before 20 December 2005, silver was around $6.83 per troy ounce. The close of $8.31 therefore represents a rise of 21.7% over twelve months.
It closed 7.64% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-12-09.