Distance from the record
This close sat 64.81% 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 16 August 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.10 per troy ounce on 16 August 2019, down $0.092 (0.54%) from the previous close of $17.19.
This close sat 64.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.70, making this a +16.32% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.10 per troy ounce on 16 August 2019. That is $0.09 lower than the previous close of $17.19, a move of -0.54%.
The silver price fell on 16 August 2019, losing $0.09 (0.54%) against the previous session's close of $17.19.
At $17.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 16 August 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 88.5 on 16 August 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 88.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 16 August 2019, silver was around $15.60 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.10 is a gain of 9.6% over the month.
A year before 16 August 2019, silver was around $14.70 per troy ounce. The close of $17.10 therefore represents a rise of 16.3% over twelve months.
It closed 64.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.