Distance from the record
This close sat 5.53% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 22 December 2005, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $8.502 per troy ounce on 22 December 2005, up $0.149 (1.78%) from the previous close of $8.353.
This close sat 5.53% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2005-12-09.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $6.803, making this a +24.97% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $8.50 per troy ounce on 22 December 2005. That is $0.15 higher than the previous close of $8.35, a move of 1.78%.
The silver price rose on 22 December 2005, gaining $0.15 (1.78%) against the previous session's close of $8.35.
At $8.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.27 on 22 December 2005. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.1 on 22 December 2005, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 22 December 2005, silver was around $6.80 per troy ounce. The close of $8.50 therefore represents a rise of 25.0% over twelve months.
It closed 5.53% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2005-12-09.