Distance from the record
This close sat 66.11% 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 January 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.47 per troy ounce on 6 January 2017, down $0.118 (0.71%) from the previous close of $16.58.
This close sat 66.11% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.96, making this a +17.98% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.47 per troy ounce on 6 January 2017. That is $0.12 lower than the previous close of $16.58, a move of -0.71%.
The silver price fell on 6 January 2017, losing $0.12 (0.71%) against the previous session's close of $16.58.
At $16.47 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 6 January 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.2 on 6 January 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 January 2017, silver was around $15.94 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.47 is a gain of 3.3% over the week.
A year before 6 January 2017, silver was around $13.96 per troy ounce. The close of $16.47 therefore represents a rise of 18.0% over twelve months.
It closed 66.11% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.