Distance from the record
This close sat 11.49% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 3 March 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $10.16 per troy ounce on 3 March 2006, up $0.033 (0.33%) from the previous close of $10.13.
This close sat 11.49% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-03-01.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.229, making this a +40.56% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $10.16 per troy ounce on 3 March 2006. That is $0.03 higher than the previous close of $10.13, a move of 0.33%.
The silver price rose on 3 March 2006, gaining $0.03 (0.33%) against the previous session's close of $10.13.
At $10.16 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.33 on 3 March 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.7 on 3 March 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 March 2006, silver was around $9.73 per troy ounce, so the close of $10.16 is a gain of 4.4% over the week.
A year before 3 March 2006, silver was around $7.23 per troy ounce. The close of $10.16 therefore represents a rise of 40.6% over twelve months.
It closed 11.49% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-03-01.