Distance from the record
This close sat 49.22% 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 26 December 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $10.50 per troy ounce on 26 December 2008, up $0.180 (1.74%) from the previous close of $10.32.
This close sat 49.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.69, making this a -28.53% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $10.50 per troy ounce on 26 December 2008. That is $0.18 higher than the previous close of $10.32, a move of 1.74%.
The silver price rose on 26 December 2008, gaining $0.18 (1.74%) against the previous session's close of $10.32.
At $10.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.34 on 26 December 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 82.9 on 26 December 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 82.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 December 2008, silver was around $10.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $10.50 is a loss of 2.9% over the week.
A year before 26 December 2008, silver was around $14.69 per troy ounce. The close of $10.50 therefore represents a fall of 28.5% over twelve months.
It closed 49.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.