Distance from the record
This close sat 61.10% 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 2022, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 9 July 2020
Silver closed at $18.90 per troy ounce on 12 July 2022, down $0.168 (0.88%) from the previous close of $19.07.
Silver had not closed this low for about 2 years. Breaking below a level held that long is the kind of move that tends to set the tone for the sessions that follow.
This close sat 61.10% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $26.22, making this a -27.91% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.90 per troy ounce on 12 July 2022. That is $0.17 lower than the previous close of $19.07, a move of -0.88%.
The silver price fell on 12 July 2022, losing $0.17 (0.88%) against the previous session's close of $19.07.
At $18.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.61 on 12 July 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 91.2 on 12 July 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 91.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 12 July 2022, silver was around $21.91 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.90 is a loss of 13.8% over the month.
A year before 12 July 2022, silver was around $26.22 per troy ounce. The close of $18.90 therefore represents a fall of 27.9% over twelve months.
It closed 61.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.