Distance from the record
This close sat 28.11% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 19 May 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $34.93 per troy ounce on 19 May 2011, down $0.167 (0.48%) from the previous close of $35.09.
This close sat 28.11% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.09, making this a +93.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $34.93 per troy ounce on 19 May 2011. That is $0.17 lower than the previous close of $35.09, a move of -0.48%.
The silver price fell on 19 May 2011, losing $0.17 (0.48%) against the previous session's close of $35.09.
At $34.93 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.12 on 19 May 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 42.7 on 19 May 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 42.7 ounces of silver.
A month before 19 May 2011, silver was around $43.92 per troy ounce, so the close of $34.93 is a loss of 20.5% over the month.
A year before 19 May 2011, silver was around $18.09 per troy ounce. The close of $34.93 therefore represents a rise of 93.1% over twelve months.
It closed 28.11% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.