Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 August 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 August 2012
Silver closed at $28.59 per troy ounce on 20 August 2012, up $0.591 (2.11%) from the previous close of $28.00.
This was a 2.11% 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.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 41.16% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $42.43, making this a -32.62% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $28.59 per troy ounce on 20 August 2012. That is $0.59 higher than the previous close of $28.00, a move of 2.11%.
The silver price rose on 20 August 2012, gaining $0.59 (2.11%) against the previous session's close of $28.00.
At $28.59 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.92 on 20 August 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.7 on 20 August 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 August 2012, silver was around $27.76 per troy ounce, so the close of $28.59 is a gain of 3.0% over the week.
A year before 20 August 2012, silver was around $42.43 per troy ounce. The close of $28.59 therefore represents a fall of 32.6% over twelve months.
It closed 41.16% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.