Distance from the record
This close sat 21.35% 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 September 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.27 per troy ounce on 3 September 2009, down $0.368 (2.21%) from the previous close of $16.64.
Silver lost 2.21% 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 21.35% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.86, making this a +26.50% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.27 per troy ounce on 3 September 2009. That is $0.37 lower than the previous close of $16.64, a move of -2.21%.
The silver price fell on 3 September 2009, losing $0.37 (2.21%) against the previous session's close of $16.64.
At $16.27 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.52 on 3 September 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.2 on 3 September 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 September 2009, silver was around $14.22 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.27 is a gain of 14.4% over the week.
A month before 3 September 2009, silver was around $14.24 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.27 is a gain of 14.2% over the month.
A year before 3 September 2009, silver was around $12.86 per troy ounce. The close of $16.27 therefore represents a rise of 26.5% over twelve months.
It closed 21.35% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.