Distance from the record
This close sat 35.30% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 24 September 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.38 per troy ounce on 24 September 2008, up $0.264 (2.01%) from the previous close of $13.12.
This was a 2.01% 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 35.30% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.50, making this a -0.84% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.38 per troy ounce on 24 September 2008. That is $0.26 higher than the previous close of $13.12, a move of 2.01%.
The silver price rose on 24 September 2008, gaining $0.26 (2.01%) against the previous session's close of $13.12.
At $13.38 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.43 on 24 September 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.4 on 24 September 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 24 September 2008, silver was around $11.62 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.38 is a gain of 15.2% over the week.
It closed 35.30% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.