Distance from the record
This close sat 66.93% 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 19 December 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.07 per troy ounce on 19 December 2017, down $0.054 (0.33%) from the previous close of $16.12.
This close sat 66.93% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.03, making this a +0.25% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.07 per troy ounce on 19 December 2017. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $16.12, a move of -0.33%.
The silver price fell on 19 December 2017, losing $0.05 (0.33%) against the previous session's close of $16.12.
At $16.07 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.52 on 19 December 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.5 on 19 December 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 December 2017, silver was around $15.58 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.07 is a gain of 3.1% over the week.
A month before 19 December 2017, silver was around $17.36 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.07 is a loss of 7.4% over the month.
It closed 66.93% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.