Distance from the record
This close sat 37.39% 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 February 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 9 February 2009
Silver closed at $12.95 per troy ounce on 26 February 2009, down $0.923 (6.65%) from the previous close of $13.87.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 6.65% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 37.39% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.71, making this a -30.79% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.95 per troy ounce on 26 February 2009. That is $0.92 lower than the previous close of $13.87, a move of -6.65%.
The silver price fell on 26 February 2009, losing $0.92 (6.65%) against the previous session's close of $13.87.
At $12.95 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.42 on 26 February 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.7 on 26 February 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 February 2009, silver was around $13.93 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.95 is a loss of 7.1% over the week.
A month before 26 February 2009, silver was around $12.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.95 is a gain of 7.0% over the month.
A year before 26 February 2009, silver was around $18.71 per troy ounce. The close of $12.95 therefore represents a fall of 30.8% over twelve months.
This close was session 4 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 37.39% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.