Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 6 October 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 16 September 2009
Silver closed at $17.27 per troy ounce on 6 October 2009, up $0.760 (4.60%) from the previous close of $16.51.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 4.60% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 16.50% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.23, making this a +53.81% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $17.27 per troy ounce on 6 October 2009. That is $0.76 higher than the previous close of $16.51, a move of 4.60%.
The silver price rose on 6 October 2009, gaining $0.76 (4.60%) against the previous session's close of $16.51.
At $17.27 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 6 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.1 on 6 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 October 2009, silver was around $16.16 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.27 is a gain of 6.9% over the week.
A month before 6 October 2009, silver was around $16.26 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.27 is a gain of 6.2% over the month.
A year before 6 October 2009, silver was around $11.23 per troy ounce. The close of $17.27 therefore represents a rise of 53.8% over twelve months.
It closed 16.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.