Distance from the record
This close sat 38.34% 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 29 April 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.75 per troy ounce on 29 April 2009, up $0.359 (2.90%) from the previous close of $12.40.
This was a 2.90% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 38.34% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.54, making this a -22.89% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.75 per troy ounce on 29 April 2009. That is $0.36 higher than the previous close of $12.40, a move of 2.90%.
The silver price rose on 29 April 2009, gaining $0.36 (2.90%) against the previous session's close of $12.40.
At $12.75 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.41 on 29 April 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.6 on 29 April 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 April 2009, silver was around $12.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.75 is a gain of 3.7% over the week.
A year before 29 April 2009, silver was around $16.54 per troy ounce. The close of $12.75 therefore represents a fall of 22.9% over twelve months.
It closed 38.34% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.