Distance from the record
This close sat 25.00% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 23 April 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $6.158 per troy ounce on 23 April 2004, up $0.135 (2.24%) from the previous close of $6.023.
This was a 2.24% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 25.00% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.623, making this a +33.20% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.16 per troy ounce on 23 April 2004. That is $0.14 higher than the previous close of $6.02, a move of 2.24%.
The silver price rose on 23 April 2004, gaining $0.14 (2.24%) against the previous session's close of $6.02.
At $6.16 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.20 on 23 April 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.2 on 23 April 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 April 2004, silver was around $7.14 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.16 is a loss of 13.8% over the week.
A month before 23 April 2004, silver was around $7.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.16 is a loss of 20.0% over the month.
A year before 23 April 2004, silver was around $4.62 per troy ounce. The close of $6.16 therefore represents a rise of 33.2% over twelve months.
It closed 25.00% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.