Distance from the record
This close sat 22.18% 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 17 February 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.10 per troy ounce on 17 February 2010, down $0.052 (0.32%) from the previous close of $16.15.
This close sat 22.18% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.01, making this a +14.92% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.10 per troy ounce on 17 February 2010. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $16.15, a move of -0.32%.
The silver price fell on 17 February 2010, losing $0.05 (0.32%) against the previous session's close of $16.15.
At $16.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.52 on 17 February 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.5 on 17 February 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 February 2010, silver was around $15.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.10 is a gain of 5.2% over the week.
A month before 17 February 2010, silver was around $18.41 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.10 is a loss of 12.6% over the month.
A year before 17 February 2010, silver was around $14.01 per troy ounce. The close of $16.10 therefore represents a rise of 14.9% over twelve months.
It closed 22.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.