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 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.12 per troy ounce on 20 August 2019, up $0.208 (1.23%) from the previous close of $16.91.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 64.76% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.65, making this a +16.83% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.12 per troy ounce on 20 August 2019. That is $0.21 higher than the previous close of $16.91, a move of 1.23%.
The silver price rose on 20 August 2019, gaining $0.21 (1.23%) against the previous session's close of $16.91.
At $17.12 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 20 August 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 87.9 on 20 August 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 87.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 August 2019, silver was around $16.12 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.12 is a gain of 6.2% over the month.
A year before 20 August 2019, silver was around $14.65 per troy ounce. The close of $17.12 therefore represents a rise of 16.8% over twelve months.
It closed 64.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.