Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 15 August 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 14 May 2013
Silver closed at $22.93 per troy ounce on 15 August 2013, up $1.148 (5.27%) from the previous close of $21.78.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 5.27% 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.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 52.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.81, making this a -17.54% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $22.93 per troy ounce on 15 August 2013. That is $1.15 higher than the previous close of $21.78, a move of 5.27%.
The silver price rose on 15 August 2013, gaining $1.15 (5.27%) against the previous session's close of $21.78.
At $22.93 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.74 on 15 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.4 on 15 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 August 2013, silver was around $20.18 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.93 is a gain of 13.6% over the week.
A month before 15 August 2013, silver was around $19.83 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.93 is a gain of 15.7% over the month.
A year before 15 August 2013, silver was around $27.81 per troy ounce. The close of $22.93 therefore represents a fall of 17.5% over twelve months.
This close was session 6 of a consecutive run of gains. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 52.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.
The most recent higher close was about 3 months earlier — 64 trading sessions before this one.