Distance from the record
This close sat 67.12% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 5 December 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 14 July 2017
Silver closed at $15.97 per troy ounce on 5 December 2017, down $0.311 (1.91%) from the previous close of $16.28.
This close sat 67.12% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.82, making this a -5.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $15.97 per troy ounce on 5 December 2017. That is $0.31 lower than the previous close of $16.28, a move of -1.91%.
The silver price fell on 5 December 2017, losing $0.31 (1.91%) against the previous session's close of $16.28.
At $15.97 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.51 on 5 December 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 79.0 on 5 December 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 79.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 December 2017, silver was around $16.81 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.97 is a loss of 5.0% over the week.
It closed 67.12% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.