Distance from the record
This close sat 15.43% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 3 January 2007, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 22 December 2006
Silver closed at $12.56 per troy ounce on 3 January 2007, down $0.263 (2.05%) from the previous close of $12.82.
Silver lost 2.05% 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 15.43% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $9.087, making this a +38.16% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.56 per troy ounce on 3 January 2007. That is $0.26 lower than the previous close of $12.82, a move of -2.05%.
The silver price fell on 3 January 2007, losing $0.26 (2.05%) against the previous session's close of $12.82.
At $12.56 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.40 on 3 January 2007. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.9 on 3 January 2007, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 3 January 2007, silver was around $13.93 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.56 is a loss of 9.8% over the month.
A year before 3 January 2007, silver was around $9.09 per troy ounce. The close of $12.56 therefore represents a rise of 38.2% over twelve months.
It closed 15.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.