Distance from the record
This close sat 37.52% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 9 July 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $12.92 per troy ounce on 9 July 2009, up $0.083 (0.65%) from the previous close of $12.84.
This close sat 37.52% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.10, making this a -28.60% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $12.92 per troy ounce on 9 July 2009. That is $0.08 higher than the previous close of $12.84, a move of 0.65%.
The silver price rose on 9 July 2009, gaining $0.08 (0.65%) against the previous session's close of $12.84.
At $12.92 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.42 on 9 July 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.9 on 9 July 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 July 2009, silver was around $13.39 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.92 is a loss of 3.5% over the week.
A month before 9 July 2009, silver was around $15.13 per troy ounce, so the close of $12.92 is a loss of 14.6% over the month.
A year before 9 July 2009, silver was around $18.10 per troy ounce. The close of $12.92 therefore represents a fall of 28.6% over twelve months.
It closed 37.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.