Distance from the record
This close sat 59.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 August 2014, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.47 per troy ounce on 20 August 2014, up $0.085 (0.44%) from the previous close of $19.39.
This close sat 59.92% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $23.07, making this a -15.58% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.47 per troy ounce on 20 August 2014. That is $0.09 higher than the previous close of $19.39, a move of 0.44%.
The silver price rose on 20 August 2014, gaining $0.09 (0.44%) against the previous session's close of $19.39.
At $19.47 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.63 on 20 August 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 66.4 on 20 August 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 66.4 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 August 2014, silver was around $20.84 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.47 is a loss of 6.6% over the month.
A year before 20 August 2014, silver was around $23.07 per troy ounce. The close of $19.47 therefore represents a fall of 15.6% over twelve months.
It closed 59.92% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.