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 8 September 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.49 per troy ounce on 8 September 2009, up $0.225 (1.38%) from the previous close of $16.26.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 20.29% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.99, making this a +37.51% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.49 per troy ounce on 8 September 2009. That is $0.23 higher than the previous close of $16.26, a move of 1.38%.
The silver price rose on 8 September 2009, gaining $0.23 (1.38%) against the previous session's close of $16.26.
At $16.49 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 8 September 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.5 on 8 September 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 8 September 2009, silver was around $14.66 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.49 is a gain of 12.5% over the month.
A year before 8 September 2009, silver was around $11.99 per troy ounce. The close of $16.49 therefore represents a rise of 37.5% over twelve months.
It closed 20.29% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.