Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 16 July 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.30 per troy ounce on 16 July 2012, down $0.047 (0.17%) from the previous close of $27.34.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 43.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $39.06, making this a -30.12% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.30 per troy ounce on 16 July 2012. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $27.34, a move of -0.17%.
The silver price fell on 16 July 2012, losing $0.05 (0.17%) against the previous session's close of $27.34.
At $27.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.88 on 16 July 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.3 on 16 July 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 16 July 2012, silver was around $28.73 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.30 is a loss of 5.0% over the month.
A year before 16 July 2012, silver was around $39.06 per troy ounce. The close of $27.30 therefore represents a fall of 30.1% over twelve months.
It closed 43.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.