Highest so far that month
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 2 August 2002, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver jumps 3.4% in a single session
Silver closed at $4.590 per troy ounce on 2 August 2002, up $0.153 (3.45%) from the previous close of $4.437.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
This was a 3.45% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
No earlier session that month closed above this level.
This close sat 10.23% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.220, making this a +8.77% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $4.59 per troy ounce on 2 August 2002. That is $0.15 higher than the previous close of $4.44, a move of 3.45%.
The silver price rose on 2 August 2002, gaining $0.15 (3.45%) against the previous session's close of $4.44.
At $4.59 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.15 on 2 August 2002. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.9 on 2 August 2002, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 2 August 2002, silver was around $4.93 per troy ounce, so the close of $4.59 is a loss of 6.9% over the month.
It closed 10.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-06-04.