Distance from the record
This close sat 60.05% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 17 July 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.41 per troy ounce on 17 July 2013, down $0.514 (2.58%) from the previous close of $19.92.
Silver lost 2.58% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 60.05% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.29, making this a -28.88% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.41 per troy ounce on 17 July 2013. That is $0.51 lower than the previous close of $19.92, a move of -2.58%.
The silver price fell on 17 July 2013, losing $0.51 (2.58%) against the previous session's close of $19.92.
At $19.41 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.62 on 17 July 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.8 on 17 July 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.8 ounces of silver.
A month before 17 July 2013, silver was around $21.76 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.41 is a loss of 10.8% over the month.
A year before 17 July 2013, silver was around $27.29 per troy ounce. The close of $19.41 therefore represents a fall of 28.9% over twelve months.
It closed 60.05% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.