Distance from the record
This close sat 11.44% 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 19 August 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.32 per troy ounce on 19 August 2010, down $0.072 (0.39%) from the previous close of $18.39.
This close sat 11.44% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.87, making this a +32.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.32 per troy ounce on 19 August 2010. That is $0.07 lower than the previous close of $18.39, a move of -0.39%.
The silver price fell on 19 August 2010, losing $0.07 (0.39%) against the previous session's close of $18.39.
At $18.32 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.59 on 19 August 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.4 on 19 August 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 August 2010, silver was around $13.87 per troy ounce. The close of $18.32 therefore represents a rise of 32.1% over twelve months.
It closed 11.44% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.