Distance from the record
This close sat 27.35% 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 21 July 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 29 June 2006
Silver closed at $10.78 per troy ounce on 21 July 2006, down $0.220 (2.00%) from the previous close of $11.01.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This close sat 27.35% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.106, making this a +51.77% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $10.78 per troy ounce on 21 July 2006. That is $0.22 lower than the previous close of $11.01, a move of -2.00%.
The silver price fell on 21 July 2006, losing $0.22 (2.00%) against the previous session's close of $11.01.
At $10.78 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.35 on 21 July 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.5 on 21 July 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 July 2006, silver was around $11.45 per troy ounce, so the close of $10.78 is a loss of 5.8% over the week.
A year before 21 July 2006, silver was around $7.11 per troy ounce. The close of $10.78 therefore represents a rise of 51.8% over twelve months.
It closed 27.35% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.