Distance from the record
This close sat 11.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 12 January 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.24 per troy ounce on 12 January 2010, down $0.440 (2.36%) from the previous close of $18.68.
Silver lost 2.36% 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 11.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $10.73, making this a +70.10% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.24 per troy ounce on 12 January 2010. That is $0.44 lower than the previous close of $18.68, a move of -2.36%.
The silver price fell on 12 January 2010, losing $0.44 (2.36%) against the previous session's close of $18.68.
At $18.24 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.59 on 12 January 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.9 on 12 January 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 January 2010, silver was around $17.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.24 is a gain of 2.6% over the week.
A month before 12 January 2010, silver was around $17.08 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.24 is a gain of 6.8% over the month.
A year before 12 January 2010, silver was around $10.73 per troy ounce. The close of $18.24 therefore represents a rise of 70.1% over twelve months.
It closed 11.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.