Distance from the record
This close sat 65.52% 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 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $16.75 per troy ounce on 19 May 2017, up $0.129 (0.78%) from the previous close of $16.62.
This close sat 65.52% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $16.48, making this a +1.64% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.75 per troy ounce on 19 May 2017. That is $0.13 higher than the previous close of $16.62, a move of 0.78%.
The silver price rose on 19 May 2017, gaining $0.13 (0.78%) against the previous session's close of $16.62.
At $16.75 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.54 on 19 May 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.8 on 19 May 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 May 2017, silver was around $16.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.75 is a gain of 2.5% over the week.
A month before 19 May 2017, silver was around $18.14 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.75 is a loss of 7.6% over the month.
It closed 65.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.