Distance from the record
This close sat 18.88% 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 30 December 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 2 November 2009
Silver closed at $16.78 per troy ounce on 30 December 2009, down $0.312 (1.83%) from the previous close of $17.09.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
This close sat 18.88% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $10.95, making this a +53.16% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.78 per troy ounce on 30 December 2009. That is $0.31 lower than the previous close of $17.09, a move of -1.83%.
The silver price fell on 30 December 2009, losing $0.31 (1.83%) against the previous session's close of $17.09.
At $16.78 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 30 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.1 on 30 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 December 2009, silver was around $17.17 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.78 is a loss of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 30 December 2009, silver was around $18.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.78 is a loss of 9.3% over the month.
A year before 30 December 2009, silver was around $10.95 per troy ounce. The close of $16.78 therefore represents a rise of 53.2% over twelve months.
It closed 18.88% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.