Distance from the record
This close sat 3.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-07.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 9 December 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $28.79 per troy ounce on 9 December 2010, up $0.565 (2.00%) from the previous close of $28.22.
This was a 2.00% 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.
This close sat 3.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-07.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.16, making this a +67.79% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $28.79 per troy ounce on 9 December 2010. That is $0.56 higher than the previous close of $28.22, a move of 2.00%.
The silver price rose on 9 December 2010, gaining $0.56 (2.00%) against the previous session's close of $28.22.
At $28.79 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.93 on 9 December 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.4 on 9 December 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 9 December 2010, silver was around $17.16 per troy ounce. The close of $28.79 therefore represents a rise of 67.8% over twelve months.
It closed 3.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-12-07.