Distance from the record
This close sat 14.46% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 May 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 6 May 2010
Silver closed at $17.69 per troy ounce on 20 May 2010, down $0.397 (2.19%) from the previous close of $18.09.
Silver lost 2.19% 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 14.46% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.27, making this a +23.99% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.69 per troy ounce on 20 May 2010. That is $0.40 lower than the previous close of $18.09, a move of -2.19%.
The silver price fell on 20 May 2010, losing $0.40 (2.19%) against the previous session's close of $18.09.
At $17.69 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 20 May 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 67.1 on 20 May 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 67.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 20 May 2010, silver was around $19.48 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.69 is a loss of 9.1% over the week.
A year before 20 May 2010, silver was around $14.27 per troy ounce. The close of $17.69 therefore represents a rise of 24.0% over twelve months.
It closed 14.46% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.