Distance from the record
This close sat 2.42% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-01-14.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 January 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $15.93 per troy ounce on 17 January 2008, up $0.123 (0.78%) from the previous close of $15.81.
This close sat 2.42% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-01-14.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.81, making this a +24.33% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $15.93 per troy ounce on 17 January 2008. That is $0.12 higher than the previous close of $15.81, a move of 0.78%.
The silver price rose on 17 January 2008, gaining $0.12 (0.78%) against the previous session's close of $15.81.
At $15.93 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.51 on 17 January 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.2 on 17 January 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 January 2008, silver was around $13.83 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.93 is a gain of 15.2% over the month.
A year before 17 January 2008, silver was around $12.81 per troy ounce. The close of $15.93 therefore represents a rise of 24.3% over twelve months.
It closed 2.42% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-01-14.