Distance from the record
This close sat 15.75% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 22 December 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.51 per troy ounce on 22 December 2006, up $0.150 (1.21%) from the previous close of $12.36.
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 close sat 15.75% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $8.502, making this a +47.12% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.51 per troy ounce on 22 December 2006. That is $0.15 higher than the previous close of $12.36, a move of 1.21%.
The silver price rose on 22 December 2006, gaining $0.15 (1.21%) against the previous session's close of $12.36.
At $12.51 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 22 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.5 on 22 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 December 2006, silver was around $12.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.51 is a loss of 2.5% over the week.
A year before 22 December 2006, silver was around $8.50 per troy ounce. The close of $12.51 therefore represents a rise of 47.1% over twelve months.
It closed 15.75% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.