Distance from the record
This close sat 68.31% 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 13 August 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $15.40 per troy ounce on 13 August 2015, down $0.077 (0.50%) from the previous close of $15.47.
This close sat 68.31% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.81, making this a -22.28% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $15.40 per troy ounce on 13 August 2015. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $15.47, a move of -0.50%.
The silver price fell on 13 August 2015, losing $0.08 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $15.47.
At $15.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.49 on 13 August 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 72.5 on 13 August 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 72.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 August 2015, silver was around $14.67 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.40 is a gain of 4.9% over the week.
A year before 13 August 2015, silver was around $19.81 per troy ounce. The close of $15.40 therefore represents a fall of 22.3% over twelve months.
It closed 68.31% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.