Distance from the record
This close sat 20.51% 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 September 2009, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.44 per troy ounce on 9 September 2009, down $0.045 (0.27%) from the previous close of $16.49.
This close sat 20.51% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.64, making this a +41.26% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.44 per troy ounce on 9 September 2009. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $16.49, a move of -0.27%.
The silver price fell on 9 September 2009, losing $0.05 (0.27%) against the previous session's close of $16.49.
At $16.44 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 9 September 2009. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 60.5 on 9 September 2009, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 60.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 9 September 2009, silver was around $14.66 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.44 is a gain of 12.2% over the month.
A year before 9 September 2009, silver was around $11.64 per troy ounce. The close of $16.44 therefore represents a rise of 41.3% over twelve months.
It closed 20.51% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.