Distance from the record
This close sat 34.88% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 22 August 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.47 per troy ounce on 22 August 2008, down $0.249 (1.81%) from the previous close of $13.72.
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 34.88% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $11.55, making this a +16.66% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.47 per troy ounce on 22 August 2008. That is $0.25 lower than the previous close of $13.72, a move of -1.81%.
The silver price fell on 22 August 2008, losing $0.25 (1.81%) against the previous session's close of $13.72.
At $13.47 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.43 on 22 August 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.4 on 22 August 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 August 2008, silver was around $12.80 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.47 is a gain of 5.2% over the week.
A month before 22 August 2008, silver was around $17.94 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.47 is a loss of 24.9% over the month.
A year before 22 August 2008, silver was around $11.55 per troy ounce. The close of $13.47 therefore represents a rise of 16.7% over twelve months.
It closed 34.88% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.