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 January 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.01 per troy ounce on 17 January 2020, up $0.138 (0.77%) from the previous close of $17.88.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 62.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.47, making this a +16.46% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.01 per troy ounce on 17 January 2020. That is $0.14 higher than the previous close of $17.88, a move of 0.77%.
The silver price rose on 17 January 2020, gaining $0.14 (0.77%) against the previous session's close of $17.88.
At $18.01 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.58 on 17 January 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.5 on 17 January 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 January 2020, silver was around $16.98 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.01 is a gain of 6.1% over the month.
A year before 17 January 2020, silver was around $15.47 per troy ounce. The close of $18.01 therefore represents a rise of 16.5% over twelve months.
It closed 62.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.