Distance from the record
This close sat 13.99% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 27 April 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.47 per troy ounce on 27 April 2006, down $0.340 (2.65%) from the previous close of $12.81.
Silver lost 2.65% 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 13.99% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.134, making this a +74.80% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.47 per troy ounce on 27 April 2006. That is $0.34 lower than the previous close of $12.81, a move of -2.65%.
The silver price fell on 27 April 2006, losing $0.34 (2.65%) against the previous session's close of $12.81.
At $12.47 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 27 April 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 50.8 on 27 April 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 50.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 27 April 2006, silver was around $10.85 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.47 is a gain of 15.0% over the month.
A year before 27 April 2006, silver was around $7.13 per troy ounce. The close of $12.47 therefore represents a rise of 74.8% over twelve months.
It closed 13.99% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-04-19.