Distance from the record
This close sat 12.54% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 19 May 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 6 May 2010
Silver closed at $18.09 per troy ounce on 19 May 2010, down $0.764 (4.05%) from the previous close of $18.85.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 4.05% 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 12.54% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.11, making this a +28.21% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.09 per troy ounce on 19 May 2010. That is $0.76 lower than the previous close of $18.85, a move of -4.05%.
The silver price fell on 19 May 2010, losing $0.76 (4.05%) against the previous session's close of $18.85.
At $18.09 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.58 on 19 May 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.9 on 19 May 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 May 2010, silver was around $19.64 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.09 is a loss of 7.9% over the week.
A year before 19 May 2010, silver was around $14.11 per troy ounce. The close of $18.09 therefore represents a rise of 28.2% over twelve months.
It closed 12.54% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.