Distance from the record
This close sat 18.68% 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 31 December 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.82 per troy ounce on 31 December 2009, up $0.043 (0.26%) from the previous close of $16.78.
This close sat 18.68% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.27, making this a +49.26% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.82 per troy ounce on 31 December 2009. That is $0.04 higher than the previous close of $16.78, a move of 0.26%.
The silver price rose on 31 December 2009, gaining $0.04 (0.26%) against the previous session's close of $16.78.
At $16.82 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 31 December 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.1 on 31 December 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 31 December 2009, silver was around $17.42 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.82 is a loss of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 31 December 2009, silver was around $18.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.82 is a loss of 9.0% over the month.
A year before 31 December 2009, silver was around $11.27 per troy ounce. The close of $16.82 therefore represents a rise of 49.3% over twelve months.
It closed 18.68% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.