Distance from the record
This close sat 10.80% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 27 February 2003, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $4.561 per troy ounce on 27 February 2003, down $0.094 (2.02%) from the previous close of $4.655.
Silver lost 2.02% 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 10.80% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.424, making this a +3.10% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $4.56 per troy ounce on 27 February 2003. That is $0.09 lower than the previous close of $4.66, a move of -2.02%.
The silver price fell on 27 February 2003, losing $0.09 (2.02%) against the previous session's close of $4.66.
At $4.56 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.15 on 27 February 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.9 on 27 February 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 27 February 2003, silver was around $4.66 per troy ounce, so the close of $4.56 is a loss of 2.1% over the week.
A month before 27 February 2003, silver was around $4.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $4.56 is a loss of 5.5% over the month.
It closed 10.80% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-06-04.