Distance from the record
This close sat 15.19% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 October 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.54 per troy ounce on 20 October 2009, down $0.067 (0.38%) from the previous close of $17.61.
This close sat 15.19% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $9.665, making this a +81.51% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.54 per troy ounce on 20 October 2009. That is $0.07 lower than the previous close of $17.61, a move of -0.38%.
The silver price fell on 20 October 2009, losing $0.07 (0.38%) against the previous session's close of $17.61.
At $17.54 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 20 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.3 on 20 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 20 October 2009, silver was around $9.66 per troy ounce. The close of $17.54 therefore represents a rise of 81.5% over twelve months.
It closed 15.19% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.