Distance from the record
This close sat 41.10% 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 February 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 20 August 2012
Silver closed at $28.61 per troy ounce on 20 February 2013, down $0.798 (2.71%) from the previous close of $29.41.
Silver lost 2.71% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 41.10% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $33.20, making this a -13.81% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $28.61 per troy ounce on 20 February 2013. That is $0.80 lower than the previous close of $29.41, a move of -2.71%.
The silver price fell on 20 February 2013, losing $0.80 (2.71%) against the previous session's close of $29.41.
At $28.61 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.92 on 20 February 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.1 on 20 February 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 February 2013, silver was around $30.85 per troy ounce, so the close of $28.61 is a loss of 7.3% over the week.
A month before 20 February 2013, silver was around $31.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $28.61 is a loss of 10.3% over the month.
A year before 20 February 2013, silver was around $33.20 per troy ounce. The close of $28.61 therefore represents a fall of 13.8% over twelve months.
This close was session 5 of a consecutive run of losses. A run is counted by closes, so an intraday reversal that still closed in the same direction does not break it.
It closed 41.10% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.