Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 July 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.36 per troy ounce on 21 July 2008, up $0.227 (1.25%) from the previous close of $18.14.
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 11.23% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.31, making this a +37.90% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.36 per troy ounce on 21 July 2008. That is $0.23 higher than the previous close of $18.14, a move of 1.25%.
The silver price rose on 21 July 2008, gaining $0.23 (1.25%) against the previous session's close of $18.14.
At $18.36 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.59 on 21 July 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.5 on 21 July 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 July 2008, silver was around $19.17 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.36 is a loss of 4.2% over the week.
A month before 21 July 2008, silver was around $17.39 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.36 is a gain of 5.6% over the month.
A year before 21 July 2008, silver was around $13.31 per troy ounce. The close of $18.36 therefore represents a rise of 37.9% over twelve months.
It closed 11.23% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.