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 October 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $11.23 per troy ounce on 6 October 2008, down $0.040 (0.35%) from the previous close of $11.27.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 45.71% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.38, making this a -16.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $11.23 per troy ounce on 6 October 2008. That is $0.04 lower than the previous close of $11.27, a move of -0.35%.
The silver price fell on 6 October 2008, losing $0.04 (0.35%) against the previous session's close of $11.27.
At $11.23 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.36 on 6 October 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.8 on 6 October 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 October 2008, silver was around $12.98 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.23 is a loss of 13.5% over the week.
A month before 6 October 2008, silver was around $12.24 per troy ounce, so the close of $11.23 is a loss of 8.3% over the month.
A year before 6 October 2008, silver was around $13.38 per troy ounce. The close of $11.23 therefore represents a fall of 16.1% over twelve months.
It closed 45.71% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.