Distance from the record
This close sat 17.60% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 2 March 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.04 per troy ounce on 2 March 2010, down $0.468 (2.67%) from the previous close of $17.51.
Silver lost 2.67% 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 17.60% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.05, making this a +30.61% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.04 per troy ounce on 2 March 2010. That is $0.47 lower than the previous close of $17.51, a move of -2.67%.
The silver price fell on 2 March 2010, losing $0.47 (2.67%) against the previous session's close of $17.51.
At $17.04 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 2 March 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.7 on 2 March 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 2 March 2010, silver was around $15.89 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.04 is a gain of 7.3% over the week.
A year before 2 March 2010, silver was around $13.05 per troy ounce. The close of $17.04 therefore represents a rise of 30.6% over twelve months.
It closed 17.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.