Distance from the record
This close sat 20.48% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 6 June 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 24 April 2006
Silver closed at $11.81 per troy ounce on 6 June 2006, down $0.440 (3.59%) from the previous close of $12.24.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.59% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 20.48% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $7.521, making this a +56.96% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.81 per troy ounce on 6 June 2006. That is $0.44 lower than the previous close of $12.24, a move of -3.59%.
The silver price fell on 6 June 2006, losing $0.44 (3.59%) against the previous session's close of $12.24.
At $11.81 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.38 on 6 June 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.3 on 6 June 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 June 2006, silver was around $13.01 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.81 is a loss of 9.3% over the week.
A month before 6 June 2006, silver was around $13.79 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.81 is a loss of 14.4% over the month.
A year before 6 June 2006, silver was around $7.52 per troy ounce. The close of $11.81 therefore represents a rise of 57.0% over twelve months.
It closed 20.48% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.