Distance from the record
This close sat 65.10% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 13 August 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.96 per troy ounce on 13 August 2019, down $0.083 (0.49%) from the previous close of $17.04.
This close sat 65.10% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.95, making this a +13.40% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.96 per troy ounce on 13 August 2019. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $17.04, a move of -0.49%.
The silver price fell on 13 August 2019, losing $0.08 (0.49%) against the previous session's close of $17.04.
At $16.96 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 13 August 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 88.6 on 13 August 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 88.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 August 2019, silver was around $16.41 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.96 is a gain of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 13 August 2019, silver was around $15.16 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.96 is a gain of 11.8% over the month.
A year before 13 August 2019, silver was around $14.95 per troy ounce. The close of $16.96 therefore represents a rise of 13.4% over twelve months.
It closed 65.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.