Distance from the record
This close sat 8.96% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 14 January 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 8 December 2010
Silver closed at $28.31 per troy ounce on 14 January 2011, down $0.943 (3.22%) from the previous close of $29.25.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.22% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 8.96% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.64, making this a +51.85% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $28.31 per troy ounce on 14 January 2011. That is $0.94 lower than the previous close of $29.25, a move of -3.22%.
The silver price fell on 14 January 2011, losing $0.94 (3.22%) against the previous session's close of $29.25.
At $28.31 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.91 on 14 January 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 48.1 on 14 January 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 48.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 14 January 2011, silver was around $18.64 per troy ounce. The close of $28.31 therefore represents a rise of 51.8% over twelve months.
It closed 8.96% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.