Distance from the record
This close sat 18.87% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 3 August 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.05 per troy ounce on 3 August 2006, down $0.158 (1.29%) from the previous close of $12.20.
This close sat 18.87% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.284, making this a +65.36% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.05 per troy ounce on 3 August 2006. That is $0.16 lower than the previous close of $12.20, a move of -1.29%.
The silver price fell on 3 August 2006, losing $0.16 (1.29%) against the previous session's close of $12.20.
At $12.05 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.39 on 3 August 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.5 on 3 August 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 August 2006, silver was around $11.34 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.05 is a gain of 6.2% over the week.
A month before 3 August 2006, silver was around $10.83 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.05 is a gain of 11.2% over the month.
A year before 3 August 2006, silver was around $7.28 per troy ounce. The close of $12.05 therefore represents a rise of 65.4% over twelve months.
It closed 18.87% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.