Distance from the record
This close sat 14.43% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 9 September 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $41.57 per troy ounce on 9 September 2011, down $0.906 (2.13%) from the previous close of $42.48.
Silver lost 2.13% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 14.43% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.81, making this a +109.82% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $41.57 per troy ounce on 9 September 2011. That is $0.91 lower than the previous close of $42.48, a move of -2.13%.
The silver price fell on 9 September 2011, losing $0.91 (2.13%) against the previous session's close of $42.48.
At $41.57 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.34 on 9 September 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 44.7 on 9 September 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 44.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 9 September 2011, silver was around $43.02 per troy ounce, so the close of $41.57 is a loss of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 9 September 2011, silver was around $37.88 per troy ounce, so the close of $41.57 is a gain of 9.8% over the month.
A year before 9 September 2011, silver was around $19.81 per troy ounce. The close of $41.57 therefore represents a rise of 109.8% over twelve months.
It closed 14.43% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.