Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 4 October 2004, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $6.740 per troy ounce on 4 October 2004, down $0.176 (2.54%) from the previous close of $6.916.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Silver lost 2.54% 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.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 17.91% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2004-04-06.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.830, making this a +39.54% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $6.74 per troy ounce on 4 October 2004. That is $0.18 lower than the previous close of $6.92, a move of -2.54%.
The silver price fell on 4 October 2004, losing $0.18 (2.54%) against the previous session's close of $6.92.
At $6.74 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.22 on 4 October 2004. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.4 on 4 October 2004, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 October 2004, silver was around $6.53 per troy ounce, so the close of $6.74 is a gain of 3.2% over the week.
A year before 4 October 2004, silver was around $4.83 per troy ounce. The close of $6.74 therefore represents a rise of 39.5% over twelve months.
It closed 17.91% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2004-04-06.