Distance from the record
This close sat 2.67% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-14.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 19 October 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $23.76 per troy ounce on 19 October 2010, down $0.633 (2.59%) from the previous close of $24.40.
Silver lost 2.59% 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 2.67% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-14.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.61, making this a +34.95% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.76 per troy ounce on 19 October 2010. That is $0.63 lower than the previous close of $24.40, a move of -2.59%.
The silver price fell on 19 October 2010, losing $0.63 (2.59%) against the previous session's close of $24.40.
At $23.76 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.76 on 19 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.2 on 19 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 October 2010, silver was around $23.13 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.76 is a gain of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 19 October 2010, silver was around $20.79 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.76 is a gain of 14.3% over the month.
A year before 19 October 2010, silver was around $17.61 per troy ounce. The close of $23.76 therefore represents a rise of 34.9% over twelve months.
It closed 2.67% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-14.