Distance from the record
This close sat 24.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 April 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 5 February 2004
Silver closed at $6.165 per troy ounce on 21 April 2004, down $0.775 (11.17%) from the previous close of $6.940.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 11.17% 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 24.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.531, making this a +36.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.16 per troy ounce on 21 April 2004. That is $0.78 lower than the previous close of $6.94, a move of -11.17%.
The silver price fell on 21 April 2004, losing $0.78 (11.17%) against the previous session's close of $6.94.
At $6.16 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.20 on 21 April 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.4 on 21 April 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 April 2004, silver was around $7.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.16 is a loss of 11.9% over the week.
A month before 21 April 2004, silver was around $7.55 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.16 is a loss of 18.4% over the month.
A year before 21 April 2004, silver was around $4.53 per troy ounce. The close of $6.16 therefore represents a rise of 36.1% over twelve months.
It closed 24.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.