Distance from the record
This close sat 11.70% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 January 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 29 November 2010
Silver closed at $27.46 per troy ounce on 20 January 2011, down $1.333 (4.63%) from the previous close of $28.79.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 4.63% 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 11.70% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
One of the ten lowest silver closes of that year, ranking 240 of 247 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.87, making this a +53.69% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.46 per troy ounce on 20 January 2011. That is $1.33 lower than the previous close of $28.79, a move of -4.63%.
The silver price fell on 20 January 2011, losing $1.33 (4.63%) against the previous session's close of $28.79.
At $27.46 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.88 on 20 January 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.0 on 20 January 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 January 2011, silver was around $29.25 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.46 is a loss of 6.1% over the week.
A month before 20 January 2011, silver was around $29.33 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.46 is a loss of 6.4% over the month.
A year before 20 January 2011, silver was around $17.87 per troy ounce. The close of $27.46 therefore represents a rise of 53.7% over twelve months.
It closed 11.70% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.