Distance from the record
This close sat 65.65% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 15 August 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.69 per troy ounce on 15 August 2017, down $0.403 (2.36%) from the previous close of $17.09.
Silver lost 2.36% 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 65.65% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.82, making this a -15.80% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.69 per troy ounce on 15 August 2017. That is $0.40 lower than the previous close of $17.09, a move of -2.36%.
The silver price fell on 15 August 2017, losing $0.40 (2.36%) against the previous session's close of $17.09.
At $16.69 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 15 August 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.3 on 15 August 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 August 2017, silver was around $16.36 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.69 is a gain of 2.0% over the week.
A month before 15 August 2017, silver was around $15.88 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.69 is a gain of 5.1% over the month.
A year before 15 August 2017, silver was around $19.82 per troy ounce. The close of $16.69 therefore represents a fall of 15.8% over twelve months.
It closed 65.65% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.