Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 15 August 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.82 per troy ounce on 15 August 2016, up $0.149 (0.76%) from the previous close of $19.67.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 59.20% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.21, making this a +30.32% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.82 per troy ounce on 15 August 2016. That is $0.15 higher than the previous close of $19.67, a move of 0.76%.
The silver price rose on 15 August 2016, gaining $0.15 (0.76%) against the previous session's close of $19.67.
At $19.82 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.64 on 15 August 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.6 on 15 August 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 15 August 2016, silver was around $15.21 per troy ounce. The close of $19.82 therefore represents a rise of 30.3% over twelve months.
It closed 59.20% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.