Distance from the record
This close sat 26.34% 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 26 May 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $6.048 per troy ounce on 26 May 2004, down $0.030 (0.49%) from the previous close of $6.078.
This close sat 26.34% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.639, making this a +30.37% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $6.05 per troy ounce on 26 May 2004. That is $0.03 lower than the previous close of $6.08, a move of -0.49%.
The silver price fell on 26 May 2004, losing $0.03 (0.49%) against the previous session's close of $6.08.
At $6.05 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.19 on 26 May 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.2 on 26 May 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 May 2004, silver was around $5.92 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.05 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
A year before 26 May 2004, silver was around $4.64 per troy ounce. The close of $6.05 therefore represents a rise of 30.4% over twelve months.
It closed 26.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.