Distance from the record
This close sat 25.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 September 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $11.03 per troy ounce on 20 September 2006, up $0.197 (1.82%) from the previous close of $10.83.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 25.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.315, making this a +50.75% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.03 per troy ounce on 20 September 2006. That is $0.20 higher than the previous close of $10.83, a move of 1.82%.
The silver price rose on 20 September 2006, gaining $0.20 (1.82%) against the previous session's close of $10.83.
At $11.03 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.35 on 20 September 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.6 on 20 September 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 September 2006, silver was around $12.01 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.03 is a loss of 8.2% over the month.
A year before 20 September 2006, silver was around $7.32 per troy ounce. The close of $11.03 therefore represents a rise of 50.7% over twelve months.
It closed 25.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.