Distance from the record
This close sat 52.04% 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 17 April 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 22 October 2010
Silver closed at $23.30 per troy ounce on 17 April 2013, down $0.321 (1.36%) from the previous close of $23.62.
Silver had not closed this low for about 2 years. Breaking below a level held that long is the kind of move that tends to set the tone for the sessions that follow.
This close sat 52.04% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $31.67, making this a -26.41% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.30 per troy ounce on 17 April 2013. That is $0.32 lower than the previous close of $23.62, a move of -1.36%.
The silver price fell on 17 April 2013, losing $0.32 (1.36%) against the previous session's close of $23.62.
At $23.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.75 on 17 April 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.3 on 17 April 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 April 2013, silver was around $27.64 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.30 is a loss of 15.7% over the week.
A month before 17 April 2013, silver was around $28.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.30 is a loss of 19.1% over the month.
A year before 17 April 2013, silver was around $31.67 per troy ounce. The close of $23.30 therefore represents a fall of 26.4% over twelve months.
It closed 52.04% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.