Distance from the record
This close sat 17.37% 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 December 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.09 per troy ounce on 29 December 2009, down $0.452 (2.58%) from the previous close of $17.54.
Silver lost 2.58% 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 17.37% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $10.78, making this a +58.50% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.09 per troy ounce on 29 December 2009. That is $0.45 lower than the previous close of $17.54, a move of -2.58%.
The silver price fell on 29 December 2009, losing $0.45 (2.58%) against the previous session's close of $17.54.
At $17.09 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 29 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.2 on 29 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 29 December 2009, silver was around $18.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.09 is a loss of 6.6% over the month.
A year before 29 December 2009, silver was around $10.78 per troy ounce. The close of $17.09 therefore represents a rise of 58.5% over twelve months.
It closed 17.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.