Distance from the record
This close sat 1.18% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-07-28.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 5 September 2003, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $5.129 per troy ounce on 5 September 2003, up $0.113 (2.25%) from the previous close of $5.016.
This was a 2.25% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 1.18% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2003-07-28.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.515, making this a +13.60% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $5.13 per troy ounce on 5 September 2003. That is $0.11 higher than the previous close of $5.02, a move of 2.25%.
The silver price rose on 5 September 2003, gaining $0.11 (2.25%) against the previous session's close of $5.02.
At $5.13 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.16 on 5 September 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 73.6 on 5 September 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 73.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 5 September 2003, silver was around $4.51 per troy ounce. The close of $5.13 therefore represents a rise of 13.6% over twelve months.
It closed 1.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2003-07-28.