Distance from the record
This close sat 46.58% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 12 August 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $25.95 per troy ounce on 12 August 2020, down $0.082 (0.31%) from the previous close of $26.04.
This close sat 46.58% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.04, making this a +52.33% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $25.95 per troy ounce on 12 August 2020. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $26.04, a move of -0.31%.
The silver price fell on 12 August 2020, losing $0.08 (0.31%) against the previous session's close of $26.04.
At $25.95 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.83 on 12 August 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.5 on 12 August 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 August 2020, silver was around $26.88 per troy ounce, so the close of $25.95 is a loss of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 12 August 2020, silver was around $18.98 per troy ounce, so the close of $25.95 is a gain of 36.7% over the month.
A year before 12 August 2020, silver was around $17.04 per troy ounce. The close of $25.95 therefore represents a rise of 52.3% over twelve months.
It closed 46.58% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.