Distance from the record
This close sat 14.08% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 16 July 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 2 July 2010
Silver closed at $17.77 per troy ounce on 16 July 2010, down $0.573 (3.12%) from the previous close of $18.35.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.12% 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 14.08% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.23, making this a +34.34% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.77 per troy ounce on 16 July 2010. That is $0.57 lower than the previous close of $18.35, a move of -3.12%.
The silver price fell on 16 July 2010, losing $0.57 (3.12%) against the previous session's close of $18.35.
At $17.77 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 16 July 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.8 on 16 July 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 16 July 2010, silver was around $13.23 per troy ounce. The close of $17.77 therefore represents a rise of 34.3% over twelve months.
It closed 14.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.