Distance from the record
This close sat 14.55% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 9 October 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.67 per troy ounce on 9 October 2009, down $0.125 (0.70%) from the previous close of $17.80.
This close sat 14.55% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.82, making this a +49.53% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.67 per troy ounce on 9 October 2009. That is $0.13 lower than the previous close of $17.80, a move of -0.70%.
The silver price fell on 9 October 2009, losing $0.13 (0.70%) against the previous session's close of $17.80.
At $17.67 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 9 October 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.3 on 9 October 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 October 2009, silver was around $16.21 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.67 is a gain of 9.1% over the week.
A month before 9 October 2009, silver was around $16.44 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.67 is a gain of 7.5% over the month.
A year before 9 October 2009, silver was around $11.82 per troy ounce. The close of $17.67 therefore represents a rise of 49.5% over twelve months.
It closed 14.55% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.