Distance from the record
This close sat 30.77% 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 October 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 12 September 2012
Silver closed at $33.63 per troy ounce on 12 October 2012, down $0.413 (1.21%) from the previous close of $34.05.
This close sat 30.77% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $32.75, making this a +2.68% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $33.63 per troy ounce on 12 October 2012. That is $0.41 lower than the previous close of $34.05, a move of -1.21%.
The silver price fell on 12 October 2012, losing $0.41 (1.21%) against the previous session's close of $34.05.
At $33.63 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.08 on 12 October 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 12 October 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 12 October 2012, silver was around $34.52 per troy ounce, so the close of $33.63 is a loss of 2.6% over the week.
It closed 30.77% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.