Distance from the record
This close sat 37.96% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 December 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $30.14 per troy ounce on 21 December 2012, up $0.530 (1.79%) from the previous close of $29.61.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 37.96% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $29.20, making this a +3.23% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $30.14 per troy ounce on 21 December 2012. That is $0.53 higher than the previous close of $29.61, a move of 1.79%.
The silver price rose on 21 December 2012, gaining $0.53 (1.79%) against the previous session's close of $29.61.
At $30.14 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.97 on 21 December 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.0 on 21 December 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 December 2012, silver was around $32.22 per troy ounce, so the close of $30.14 is a loss of 6.5% over the week.
A month before 21 December 2012, silver was around $33.34 per troy ounce, so the close of $30.14 is a loss of 9.6% over the month.
It closed 37.96% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.