Distance from the record
This close sat 60.27% 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 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 June 2016
Silver closed at $19.30 per troy ounce on 19 August 2016, down $0.419 (2.12%) from the previous close of $19.72.
Silver lost 2.12% 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 60.27% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.18, making this a +27.18% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.30 per troy ounce on 19 August 2016. That is $0.42 lower than the previous close of $19.72, a move of -2.12%.
The silver price fell on 19 August 2016, losing $0.42 (2.12%) against the previous session's close of $19.72.
At $19.30 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.62 on 19 August 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.4 on 19 August 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.4 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 August 2016, silver was around $15.18 per troy ounce. The close of $19.30 therefore represents a rise of 27.2% over twelve months.
It closed 60.27% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.