Distance from the record
This close sat 3.37% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-14.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 16 December 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $28.76 per troy ounce on 16 December 2010, down $0.468 (1.60%) from the previous close of $29.23.
This close sat 3.37% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-14.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.68, making this a +62.66% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $28.76 per troy ounce on 16 December 2010. That is $0.47 lower than the previous close of $29.23, a move of -1.60%.
The silver price fell on 16 December 2010, losing $0.47 (1.60%) against the previous session's close of $29.23.
At $28.76 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.92 on 16 December 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 47.7 on 16 December 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 47.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 16 December 2010, silver was around $25.23 per troy ounce, so the close of $28.76 is a gain of 14.0% over the month.
A year before 16 December 2010, silver was around $17.68 per troy ounce. The close of $28.76 therefore represents a rise of 62.7% over twelve months.
It closed 3.37% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-12-14.