Distance from the record
This close sat 2.33% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-14.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 20 October 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $23.85 per troy ounce on 20 October 2010, up $0.084 (0.35%) from the previous close of $23.76.
This close sat 2.33% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-14.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.54, making this a +35.94% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.85 per troy ounce on 20 October 2010. That is $0.08 higher than the previous close of $23.76, a move of 0.35%.
The silver price rose on 20 October 2010, gaining $0.08 (0.35%) against the previous session's close of $23.76.
At $23.85 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.77 on 20 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.3 on 20 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 20 October 2010, silver was around $20.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.85 is a gain of 14.8% over the month.
A year before 20 October 2010, silver was around $17.54 per troy ounce. The close of $23.85 therefore represents a rise of 35.9% over twelve months.
It closed 2.33% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-14.