Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 6 May 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.78 per troy ounce on 6 May 2008, up $0.034 (0.20%) from the previous close of $16.75.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 18.88% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.41, making this a +25.08% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.78 per troy ounce on 6 May 2008. That is $0.03 higher than the previous close of $16.75, a move of 0.20%.
The silver price rose on 6 May 2008, gaining $0.03 (0.20%) against the previous session's close of $16.75.
At $16.78 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 6 May 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.2 on 6 May 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 6 May 2008, silver was around $17.72 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.78 is a loss of 5.3% over the month.
A year before 6 May 2008, silver was around $13.41 per troy ounce. The close of $16.78 therefore represents a rise of 25.1% over twelve months.
It closed 18.88% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.