Distance from the record
This close sat 58.57% 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 July 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $20.13 per troy ounce on 12 July 2016, down $0.134 (0.66%) from the previous close of $20.26.
This close sat 58.57% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.47, making this a +30.14% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $20.13 per troy ounce on 12 July 2016. That is $0.13 lower than the previous close of $20.26, a move of -0.66%.
The silver price fell on 12 July 2016, losing $0.13 (0.66%) against the previous session's close of $20.26.
At $20.13 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.65 on 12 July 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.3 on 12 July 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 12 July 2016, silver was around $17.32 per troy ounce, so the close of $20.13 is a gain of 16.3% over the month.
A year before 12 July 2016, silver was around $15.47 per troy ounce. The close of $20.13 therefore represents a rise of 30.1% over twelve months.
It closed 58.57% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.