Distance from the record
This close sat 5.30% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-14.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 October 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 8 October 2010
Silver closed at $23.12 per troy ounce on 21 October 2010, down $0.725 (3.04%) from the previous close of $23.85.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.04% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 5.30% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-10-14.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.81, making this a +29.83% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.12 per troy ounce on 21 October 2010. That is $0.73 lower than the previous close of $23.85, a move of -3.04%.
The silver price fell on 21 October 2010, losing $0.73 (3.04%) against the previous session's close of $23.85.
At $23.12 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.74 on 21 October 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 57.3 on 21 October 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 57.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 October 2010, silver was around $24.42 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.12 is a loss of 5.3% over the week.
A month before 21 October 2010, silver was around $20.62 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.12 is a gain of 12.1% over the month.
A year before 21 October 2010, silver was around $17.81 per troy ounce. The close of $23.12 therefore represents a rise of 29.8% over twelve months.
It closed 5.30% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-10-14.