Distance from the record
This close sat 68.76% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 19 August 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $15.18 per troy ounce on 19 August 2015, up $0.389 (2.63%) from the previous close of $14.79.
This was a 2.63% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 68.76% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.39, making this a -21.72% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $15.18 per troy ounce on 19 August 2015. That is $0.39 higher than the previous close of $14.79, a move of 2.63%.
The silver price rose on 19 August 2015, gaining $0.39 (2.63%) against the previous session's close of $14.79.
At $15.18 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.49 on 19 August 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.3 on 19 August 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.3 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 August 2015, silver was around $19.39 per troy ounce. The close of $15.18 therefore represents a fall of 21.7% over twelve months.
It closed 68.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.