Distance from the record
This close sat 44.18% 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 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.12 per troy ounce on 20 August 2020, down $0.193 (0.71%) from the previous close of $27.32.
This close sat 44.18% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.12, making this a +58.40% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.12 per troy ounce on 20 August 2020. That is $0.19 lower than the previous close of $27.32, a move of -0.71%.
The silver price fell on 20 August 2020, losing $0.19 (0.71%) against the previous session's close of $27.32.
At $27.12 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.87 on 20 August 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.3 on 20 August 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 August 2020, silver was around $25.95 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.12 is a gain of 4.5% over the week.
A month before 20 August 2020, silver was around $20.12 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.12 is a gain of 34.8% over the month.
A year before 20 August 2020, silver was around $17.12 per troy ounce. The close of $27.12 therefore represents a rise of 58.4% over twelve months.
It closed 44.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.