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 September 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $34.30 per troy ounce on 17 September 2012, down $0.305 (0.88%) from the previous close of $34.60.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 29.40% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $40.78, making this a -15.90% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $34.30 per troy ounce on 17 September 2012. That is $0.31 lower than the previous close of $34.60, a move of -0.88%.
The silver price fell on 17 September 2012, losing $0.31 (0.88%) against the previous session's close of $34.60.
At $34.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.10 on 17 September 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.5 on 17 September 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 17 September 2012, silver was around $33.57 per troy ounce, so the close of $34.30 is a gain of 2.2% over the week.
A month before 17 September 2012, silver was around $28.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $34.30 is a gain of 22.5% over the month.
A year before 17 September 2012, silver was around $40.78 per troy ounce. The close of $34.30 therefore represents a fall of 15.9% over twelve months.
It closed 29.40% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.