Distance from the record
This close sat 16.76% 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 21 December 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 31 October 2006
Silver closed at $12.36 per troy ounce on 21 December 2006, down $0.152 (1.22%) from the previous close of $12.51.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This close sat 16.76% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $8.353, making this a +47.95% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $12.36 per troy ounce on 21 December 2006. That is $0.15 lower than the previous close of $12.51, a move of -1.22%.
The silver price fell on 21 December 2006, losing $0.15 (1.22%) against the previous session's close of $12.51.
At $12.36 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 21 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 50.0 on 21 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 50.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 December 2006, silver was around $13.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.36 is a loss of 10.4% over the week.
A month before 21 December 2006, silver was around $13.07 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.36 is a loss of 5.5% over the month.
A year before 21 December 2006, silver was around $8.35 per troy ounce. The close of $12.36 therefore represents a rise of 47.9% over twelve months.
It closed 16.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.