Distance from the record
This close sat 17.23% 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 July 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $40.21 per troy ounce on 19 July 2011, down $0.122 (0.30%) from the previous close of $40.33.
This close sat 17.23% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.53, making this a +129.33% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $40.21 per troy ounce on 19 July 2011. That is $0.12 lower than the previous close of $40.33, a move of -0.30%.
The silver price fell on 19 July 2011, losing $0.12 (0.30%) against the previous session's close of $40.33.
At $40.21 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.29 on 19 July 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 39.8 on 19 July 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 39.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 July 2011, silver was around $35.63 per troy ounce, so the close of $40.21 is a gain of 12.9% over the week.
A month before 19 July 2011, silver was around $35.74 per troy ounce, so the close of $40.21 is a gain of 12.5% over the month.
A year before 19 July 2011, silver was around $17.53 per troy ounce. The close of $40.21 therefore represents a rise of 129.3% over twelve months.
It closed 17.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.