Distance from the record
This close sat 44.03% 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 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.19 per troy ounce on 19 July 2012, up $0.123 (0.45%) from the previous close of $27.07.
This close sat 44.03% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $40.21, making this a -32.37% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.19 per troy ounce on 19 July 2012. That is $0.12 higher than the previous close of $27.07, a move of 0.45%.
The silver price rose on 19 July 2012, gaining $0.12 (0.45%) against the previous session's close of $27.07.
At $27.19 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.87 on 19 July 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.1 on 19 July 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.1 ounces of silver.
A year before 19 July 2012, silver was around $40.21 per troy ounce. The close of $27.19 therefore represents a fall of 32.4% over twelve months.
It closed 44.03% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.