Distance from the record
This close sat 15.73% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 December 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.51 per troy ounce on 20 December 2006, down $0.060 (0.48%) from the previous close of $12.57.
This close sat 15.73% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $8.312, making this a +50.51% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.51 per troy ounce on 20 December 2006. That is $0.06 lower than the previous close of $12.57, a move of -0.48%.
The silver price fell on 20 December 2006, losing $0.06 (0.48%) against the previous session's close of $12.57.
At $12.51 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 20 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.6 on 20 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 December 2006, silver was around $13.75 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.51 is a loss of 9.0% over the week.
A year before 20 December 2006, silver was around $8.31 per troy ounce. The close of $12.51 therefore represents a rise of 50.5% over twelve months.
It closed 15.73% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.