Distance from the record
This close sat 6.13% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-01-12.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 January 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 31 December 2003
Silver closed at $6.200 per troy ounce on 21 January 2004, down $0.115 (1.82%) from the previous close of $6.315.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This close sat 6.13% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-01-12.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.808, making this a +28.95% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.20 per troy ounce on 21 January 2004. That is $0.12 lower than the previous close of $6.32, a move of -1.82%.
The silver price fell on 21 January 2004, losing $0.12 (1.82%) against the previous session's close of $6.32.
At $6.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.20 on 21 January 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.3 on 21 January 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 January 2004, silver was around $6.42 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.20 is a loss of 3.5% over the week.
A month before 21 January 2004, silver was around $5.72 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.20 is a gain of 8.4% over the month.
A year before 21 January 2004, silver was around $4.81 per troy ounce. The close of $6.20 therefore represents a rise of 29.0% over twelve months.
It closed 6.13% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-01-12.