Distance from the record
This close sat 12.72% 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 12 August 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.05 per troy ounce on 12 August 2010, up $0.163 (0.91%) from the previous close of $17.89.
This close sat 12.72% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.58, making this a +23.84% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.05 per troy ounce on 12 August 2010. That is $0.16 higher than the previous close of $17.89, a move of 0.91%.
The silver price rose on 12 August 2010, gaining $0.16 (0.91%) against the previous session's close of $17.89.
At $18.05 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.58 on 12 August 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.3 on 12 August 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 12 August 2010, silver was around $14.58 per troy ounce. The close of $18.05 therefore represents a rise of 23.8% over twelve months.
It closed 12.72% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.