Distance from the record
This close sat 1.23% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-02-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 12 February 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.22 per troy ounce on 12 February 2008, down $0.215 (1.23%) from the previous close of $17.43.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 1.23% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-02-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.68, making this a +25.87% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.22 per troy ounce on 12 February 2008. That is $0.22 lower than the previous close of $17.43, a move of -1.23%.
The silver price fell on 12 February 2008, losing $0.22 (1.23%) against the previous session's close of $17.43.
At $17.22 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 12 February 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.7 on 12 February 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 February 2008, silver was around $16.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.22 is a gain of 5.6% over the week.
A month before 12 February 2008, silver was around $16.27 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.22 is a gain of 5.8% over the month.
A year before 12 February 2008, silver was around $13.68 per troy ounce. The close of $17.22 therefore represents a rise of 25.9% over twelve months.
It closed 1.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-02-11.