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 22 August 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 30 June 2016
Silver closed at $18.84 per troy ounce on 22 August 2016, down $0.458 (2.37%) from the previous close of $19.30.
Silver lost 2.37% 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 was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 61.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.30, making this a +23.15% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.84 per troy ounce on 22 August 2016. That is $0.46 lower than the previous close of $19.30, a move of -2.37%.
The silver price fell on 22 August 2016, losing $0.46 (2.37%) against the previous session's close of $19.30.
At $18.84 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.61 on 22 August 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.0 on 22 August 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 22 August 2016, silver was around $19.82 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.84 is a loss of 4.9% over the week.
A year before 22 August 2016, silver was around $15.30 per troy ounce. The close of $18.84 therefore represents a rise of 23.1% over twelve months.
It closed 61.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.