Distance from the record
This close sat 4.88% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 5 May 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.79 per troy ounce on 5 May 2006, up $0.057 (0.41%) from the previous close of $13.73.
This close sat 4.88% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-04-19.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.050, making this a +95.63% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.79 per troy ounce on 5 May 2006. That is $0.06 higher than the previous close of $13.73, a move of 0.41%.
The silver price rose on 5 May 2006, gaining $0.06 (0.41%) against the previous session's close of $13.73.
At $13.79 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.44 on 5 May 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.5 on 5 May 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 May 2006, silver was around $12.47 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.79 is a gain of 10.6% over the week.
A month before 5 May 2006, silver was around $11.66 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.79 is a gain of 18.2% over the month.
A year before 5 May 2006, silver was around $7.05 per troy ounce. The close of $13.79 therefore represents a rise of 95.6% over twelve months.
It closed 4.88% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-04-19.