Distance from the record
This close sat 51.33% 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 August 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $23.65 per troy ounce on 17 August 2021, down $0.132 (0.56%) from the previous close of $23.78.
This close sat 51.33% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.64, making this a -14.45% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.65 per troy ounce on 17 August 2021. That is $0.13 lower than the previous close of $23.78, a move of -0.56%.
The silver price fell on 17 August 2021, losing $0.13 (0.56%) against the previous session's close of $23.78.
At $23.65 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.76 on 17 August 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.5 on 17 August 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 August 2021, silver was around $25.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.65 is a loss of 8.3% over the month.
A year before 17 August 2021, silver was around $27.64 per troy ounce. The close of $23.65 therefore represents a fall of 14.5% over twelve months.
It closed 51.33% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.