Distance from the record
This close sat 7.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 19 January 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $28.79 per troy ounce on 19 January 2011, down $0.109 (0.38%) from the previous close of $28.90.
This close sat 7.41% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.78, making this a +53.28% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $28.79 per troy ounce on 19 January 2011. That is $0.11 lower than the previous close of $28.90, a move of -0.38%.
The silver price fell on 19 January 2011, losing $0.11 (0.38%) against the previous session's close of $28.90.
At $28.79 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.93 on 19 January 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 47.6 on 19 January 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 47.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 January 2011, silver was around $29.53 per troy ounce, so the close of $28.79 is a loss of 2.5% over the week.
A year before 19 January 2011, silver was around $18.78 per troy ounce. The close of $28.79 therefore represents a rise of 53.3% over twelve months.
It closed 7.41% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.