Distance from the record
This close sat 1.50% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 16 February 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $30.63 per troy ounce on 16 February 2011, down $0.063 (0.21%) from the previous close of $30.69.
This close sat 1.50% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.15, making this a +89.66% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $30.63 per troy ounce on 16 February 2011. That is $0.06 lower than the previous close of $30.69, a move of -0.21%.
The silver price fell on 16 February 2011, losing $0.06 (0.21%) against the previous session's close of $30.69.
At $30.63 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.98 on 16 February 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 44.9 on 16 February 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 44.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 16 February 2011, silver was around $28.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $30.63 is a gain of 8.2% over the month.
A year before 16 February 2011, silver was around $16.15 per troy ounce. The close of $30.63 therefore represents a rise of 89.7% over twelve months.
It closed 1.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.