Distance from the record
This close sat 35.93% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 29 July 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 16 July 2009
Silver closed at $13.25 per troy ounce on 29 July 2009, down $0.482 (3.51%) from the previous close of $13.73.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.51% 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 35.93% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.33, making this a -23.53% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.25 per troy ounce on 29 July 2009. That is $0.48 lower than the previous close of $13.73, a move of -3.51%.
The silver price fell on 29 July 2009, losing $0.48 (3.51%) against the previous session's close of $13.73.
At $13.25 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.43 on 29 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.0 on 29 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 July 2009, silver was around $13.69 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.25 is a loss of 3.2% over the week.
A year before 29 July 2009, silver was around $17.33 per troy ounce. The close of $13.25 therefore represents a fall of 23.5% over twelve months.
It closed 35.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.