Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 December 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 1 December 2020
Silver closed at $26.28 per troy ounce on 21 December 2020, up $0.329 (1.27%) from the previous close of $25.95.
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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 45.91% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.13, making this a +53.42% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $26.28 per troy ounce on 21 December 2020. That is $0.33 higher than the previous close of $25.95, a move of 1.27%.
The silver price rose on 21 December 2020, gaining $0.33 (1.27%) against the previous session's close of $25.95.
At $26.28 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.84 on 21 December 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.5 on 21 December 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 December 2020, silver was around $23.99 per troy ounce, so the close of $26.28 is a gain of 9.6% over the week.
A month before 21 December 2020, silver was around $24.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $26.28 is a gain of 7.9% over the month.
A year before 21 December 2020, silver was around $17.13 per troy ounce. The close of $26.28 therefore represents a rise of 53.4% over twelve months.
It closed 45.91% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.