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 17 December 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 December 2021
Silver closed at $22.51 per troy ounce on 17 December 2021, up $0.052 (0.23%) from the previous close of $22.45.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 53.67% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $26.10, making this a -13.77% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $22.51 per troy ounce on 17 December 2021. That is $0.05 higher than the previous close of $22.45, a move of 0.23%.
The silver price rose on 17 December 2021, gaining $0.05 (0.23%) against the previous session's close of $22.45.
At $22.51 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.72 on 17 December 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 80.1 on 17 December 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 80.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 December 2021, silver was around $25.17 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.51 is a loss of 10.6% over the month.
A year before 17 December 2021, silver was around $26.10 per troy ounce. The close of $22.51 therefore represents a fall of 13.8% over twelve months.
It closed 53.67% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.