Distance from the record
This close sat 60.09% 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 21 August 2014, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $19.39 per troy ounce on 21 August 2014, down $0.082 (0.42%) from the previous close of $19.47.
This close sat 60.09% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $22.96, making this a -15.54% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $19.39 per troy ounce on 21 August 2014. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $19.47, a move of -0.42%.
The silver price fell on 21 August 2014, losing $0.08 (0.42%) against the previous session's close of $19.47.
At $19.39 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.62 on 21 August 2014. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.7 on 21 August 2014, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 August 2014, silver was around $19.87 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.39 is a loss of 2.4% over the week.
A month before 21 August 2014, silver was around $20.97 per troy ounce, so the close of $19.39 is a loss of 7.5% over the month.
A year before 21 August 2014, silver was around $22.96 per troy ounce. The close of $19.39 therefore represents a fall of 15.5% over twelve months.
It closed 60.09% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.