Distance from the record
This close sat 65.54% 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 6 December 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.74 per troy ounce on 6 December 2016, down $0.084 (0.50%) from the previous close of $16.82.
This close sat 65.54% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.51, making this a +15.41% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.74 per troy ounce on 6 December 2016. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $16.82, a move of -0.50%.
The silver price fell on 6 December 2016, losing $0.08 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $16.82.
At $16.74 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 6 December 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.7 on 6 December 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 6 December 2016, silver was around $18.34 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.74 is a loss of 8.7% over the month.
A year before 6 December 2016, silver was around $14.51 per troy ounce. The close of $16.74 therefore represents a rise of 15.4% over twelve months.
It closed 65.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.