Distance from the record
This close sat 45.82% 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 12 April 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 April 2013
Silver closed at $26.32 per troy ounce on 12 April 2013, down $1.363 (4.92%) from the previous close of $27.68.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 4.92% 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 45.82% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $32.51, making this a -19.05% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $26.32 per troy ounce on 12 April 2013. That is $1.36 lower than the previous close of $27.68, a move of -4.92%.
The silver price fell on 12 April 2013, losing $1.36 (4.92%) against the previous session's close of $27.68.
At $26.32 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.85 on 12 April 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.0 on 12 April 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 April 2013, silver was around $27.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $26.32 is a loss of 3.2% over the week.
A month before 12 April 2013, silver was around $29.13 per troy ounce, so the close of $26.32 is a loss of 9.6% over the month.
A year before 12 April 2013, silver was around $32.51 per troy ounce. The close of $26.32 therefore represents a fall of 19.0% over twelve months.
It closed 45.82% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.