Distance from the record
This close sat 6.83% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 May 2003, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 7 May 2003
Silver closed at $4.764 per troy ounce on 20 May 2003, down $0.048 (1.00%) from the previous close of $4.812.
This close sat 6.83% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2002-06-04.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $4.769, making this a -0.10% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $4.76 per troy ounce on 20 May 2003. That is $0.05 lower than the previous close of $4.81, a move of -1.00%.
The silver price fell on 20 May 2003, losing $0.05 (1.00%) against the previous session's close of $4.81.
At $4.76 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.15 on 20 May 2003. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 76.9 on 20 May 2003, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 76.9 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 May 2003, silver was around $4.47 per troy ounce, so the close of $4.76 is a gain of 6.7% over the month.
It closed 6.83% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2002-06-04.