Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 October 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.81 per troy ounce on 21 October 2009, up $0.267 (1.52%) from the previous close of $17.54.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 13.90% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $10.05, making this a +77.21% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.81 per troy ounce on 21 October 2009. That is $0.27 higher than the previous close of $17.54, a move of 1.52%.
The silver price rose on 21 October 2009, gaining $0.27 (1.52%) against the previous session's close of $17.54.
At $17.81 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 21 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.7 on 21 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 21 October 2009, silver was around $16.86 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.81 is a gain of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 21 October 2009, silver was around $10.05 per troy ounce. The close of $17.81 therefore represents a rise of 77.2% over twelve months.
It closed 13.90% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.