Distance from the record
This close sat 16.17% 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 23 December 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $6.883 per troy ounce on 23 December 2004, up $0.080 (1.18%) from the previous close of $6.803.
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 16.17% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $5.735, making this a +20.02% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.88 per troy ounce on 23 December 2004. That is $0.08 higher than the previous close of $6.80, a move of 1.18%.
The silver price rose on 23 December 2004, gaining $0.08 (1.18%) against the previous session's close of $6.80.
At $6.88 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.22 on 23 December 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.2 on 23 December 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 December 2004, silver was around $6.69 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.88 is a gain of 2.9% over the week.
A month before 23 December 2004, silver was around $7.55 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.88 is a loss of 8.9% over the month.
A year before 23 December 2004, silver was around $5.74 per troy ounce. The close of $6.88 therefore represents a rise of 20.0% over twelve months.
It closed 16.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.