Distance from the record
This close sat 52.60% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 22 August 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $23.03 per troy ounce on 22 August 2013, up $0.072 (0.31%) from the previous close of $22.96.
This close sat 52.60% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $29.55, making this a -22.06% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $23.03 per troy ounce on 22 August 2013. That is $0.07 higher than the previous close of $22.96, a move of 0.31%.
The silver price rose on 22 August 2013, gaining $0.07 (0.31%) against the previous session's close of $22.96.
At $23.03 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.74 on 22 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.5 on 22 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 22 August 2013, silver was around $20.50 per troy ounce, so the close of $23.03 is a gain of 12.4% over the month.
A year before 22 August 2013, silver was around $29.55 per troy ounce. The close of $23.03 therefore represents a fall of 22.1% over twelve months.
It closed 52.60% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.