Distance from the record
This close sat 18.60% 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 July 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $39.55 per troy ounce on 20 July 2011, down $0.665 (1.65%) from the previous close of $40.21.
This close sat 18.60% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.68, making this a +123.61% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $39.55 per troy ounce on 20 July 2011. That is $0.66 lower than the previous close of $40.21, a move of -1.65%.
The silver price fell on 20 July 2011, losing $0.66 (1.65%) against the previous session's close of $40.21.
At $39.55 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.27 on 20 July 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 40.4 on 20 July 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 40.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 July 2011, silver was around $38.15 per troy ounce, so the close of $39.55 is a gain of 3.7% over the week.
A month before 20 July 2011, silver was around $36.06 per troy ounce, so the close of $39.55 is a gain of 9.7% over the month.
A year before 20 July 2011, silver was around $17.68 per troy ounce. The close of $39.55 therefore represents a rise of 123.6% over twelve months.
It closed 18.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.