Distance from the record
This close sat 1.67% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-03.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 4 March 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.74 per troy ounce on 4 March 2008, down $0.335 (1.67%) from the previous close of $20.07.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 1.67% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-03.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.85, making this a +53.66% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.74 per troy ounce on 4 March 2008. That is $0.33 lower than the previous close of $20.07, a move of -1.67%.
The silver price fell on 4 March 2008, losing $0.33 (1.67%) against the previous session's close of $20.07.
At $19.74 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.63 on 4 March 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.8 on 4 March 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 March 2008, silver was around $18.71 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.74 is a gain of 5.5% over the week.
A month before 4 March 2008, silver was around $16.74 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.74 is a gain of 17.9% over the month.
A year before 4 March 2008, silver was around $12.85 per troy ounce. The close of $19.74 therefore represents a rise of 53.7% over twelve months.
It closed 1.67% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-03.