Distance from the record
This close sat 38.63% 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 3 March 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 4 February 2009
Silver closed at $12.69 per troy ounce on 3 March 2009, down $0.355 (2.72%) from the previous close of $13.05.
Silver lost 2.72% 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 38.63% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $20.07, making this a -36.76% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.69 per troy ounce on 3 March 2009. That is $0.36 lower than the previous close of $13.05, a move of -2.72%.
The silver price fell on 3 March 2009, losing $0.36 (2.72%) against the previous session's close of $13.05.
At $12.69 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.41 on 3 March 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.9 on 3 March 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 March 2009, silver was around $13.99 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.69 is a loss of 9.3% over the week.
A year before 3 March 2009, silver was around $20.07 per troy ounce. The close of $12.69 therefore represents a fall of 36.8% over twelve months.
It closed 38.63% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.