Distance from the record
This close sat 53.39% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 15 May 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 7 October 2010
Silver closed at $22.64 per troy ounce on 15 May 2013, down $0.712 (3.05%) from the previous close of $23.35.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.05% 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 53.39% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $28.05, making this a -19.29% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $22.64 per troy ounce on 15 May 2013. That is $0.71 lower than the previous close of $23.35, a move of -3.05%.
The silver price fell on 15 May 2013, losing $0.71 (3.05%) against the previous session's close of $23.35.
At $22.64 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.73 on 15 May 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.7 on 15 May 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 15 May 2013, silver was around $23.89 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.64 is a loss of 5.2% over the week.
A year before 15 May 2013, silver was around $28.05 per troy ounce. The close of $22.64 therefore represents a fall of 19.3% over twelve months.
It closed 53.39% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.