Distance from the record
This close sat 26.65% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 22 April 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 31 December 2003
Silver closed at $6.023 per troy ounce on 22 April 2004, down $0.142 (2.30%) from the previous close of $6.165.
Silver lost 2.30% 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 26.65% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.593, making this a +31.13% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.02 per troy ounce on 22 April 2004. That is $0.14 lower than the previous close of $6.16, a move of -2.30%.
The silver price fell on 22 April 2004, losing $0.14 (2.30%) against the previous session's close of $6.16.
At $6.02 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.19 on 22 April 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.3 on 22 April 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 April 2004, silver was around $7.07 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.02 is a loss of 14.8% over the week.
A month before 22 April 2004, silver was around $7.62 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.02 is a loss of 20.9% over the month.
A year before 22 April 2004, silver was around $4.59 per troy ounce. The close of $6.02 therefore represents a rise of 31.1% over twelve months.
This close was session 3 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 26.65% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.