Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 13 March 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $20.34 per troy ounce on 13 March 2008, up $0.428 (2.15%) from the previous close of $19.91.
This was a 2.15% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 1.67% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
One of the ten highest silver closes of that year, ranking 3 of 252 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.86, making this a +58.12% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $20.34 per troy ounce on 13 March 2008. That is $0.43 higher than the previous close of $19.91, a move of 2.15%.
The silver price rose on 13 March 2008, gaining $0.43 (2.15%) against the previous session's close of $19.91.
At $20.34 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.65 on 13 March 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.8 on 13 March 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 13 March 2008, silver was around $17.33 per troy ounce, so the close of $20.34 is a gain of 17.4% over the month.
A year before 13 March 2008, silver was around $12.86 per troy ounce. The close of $20.34 therefore represents a rise of 58.1% over twelve months.
It closed 1.67% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.