Distance from the record
This close sat 39.29% 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 January 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $29.49 per troy ounce on 13 January 2012, down $0.599 (1.99%) from the previous close of $30.09.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 39.29% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $29.25, making this a +0.82% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $29.49 per troy ounce on 13 January 2012. That is $0.60 lower than the previous close of $30.09, a move of -1.99%.
The silver price fell on 13 January 2012, losing $0.60 (1.99%) against the previous session's close of $30.09.
At $29.49 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.95 on 13 January 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.3 on 13 January 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 January 2012, silver was around $28.65 per troy ounce, so the close of $29.49 is a gain of 2.9% over the week.
A month before 13 January 2012, silver was around $31.19 per troy ounce, so the close of $29.49 is a loss of 5.5% over the month.
It closed 39.29% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.