Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 24 December 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.42 per troy ounce on 24 December 2009, up $0.248 (1.44%) from the previous close of $17.17.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 15.77% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $10.32, making this a +68.78% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.42 per troy ounce on 24 December 2009. That is $0.25 higher than the previous close of $17.17, a move of 1.44%.
The silver price rose on 24 December 2009, gaining $0.25 (1.44%) against the previous session's close of $17.17.
At $17.42 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 24 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.4 on 24 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 24 December 2009, silver was around $18.45 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.42 is a loss of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 24 December 2009, silver was around $10.32 per troy ounce. The close of $17.42 therefore represents a rise of 68.8% over twelve months.
It closed 15.77% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.