Distance from the record
This close sat 52.52% 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 20 August 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $23.07 per troy ounce on 20 August 2013, down $0.095 (0.41%) from the previous close of $23.16.
This close sat 52.52% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $28.59, making this a -19.31% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.07 per troy ounce on 20 August 2013. That is $0.09 lower than the previous close of $23.16, a move of -0.41%.
The silver price fell on 20 August 2013, losing $0.09 (0.41%) against the previous session's close of $23.16.
At $23.07 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.74 on 20 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.5 on 20 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 August 2013, silver was around $21.34 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.07 is a gain of 8.1% over the week.
A month before 20 August 2013, silver was around $19.45 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.07 is a gain of 18.6% over the month.
A year before 20 August 2013, silver was around $28.59 per troy ounce. The close of $23.07 therefore represents a fall of 19.3% over twelve months.
It closed 52.52% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.