Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 31 August 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 13 August 2009
Silver closed at $14.90 per troy ounce on 31 August 2009, up $0.114 (0.77%) from the previous close of $14.78.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 27.98% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.61, making this a +9.49% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.90 per troy ounce on 31 August 2009. That is $0.11 higher than the previous close of $14.78, a move of 0.77%.
The silver price rose on 31 August 2009, gaining $0.11 (0.77%) against the previous session's close of $14.78.
At $14.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.48 on 31 August 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 63.9 on 31 August 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 63.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 31 August 2009, silver was around $14.19 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.90 is a gain of 5.0% over the week.
A month before 31 August 2009, silver was around $13.93 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.90 is a gain of 6.9% over the month.
It closed 27.98% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.