Distance from the record
This close sat 42.03% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 22 May 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $28.17 per troy ounce on 22 May 2012, down $0.139 (0.49%) from the previous close of $28.30.
This close sat 42.03% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $35.08, making this a -19.72% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $28.17 per troy ounce on 22 May 2012. That is $0.14 lower than the previous close of $28.30, a move of -0.49%.
The silver price fell on 22 May 2012, losing $0.14 (0.49%) against the previous session's close of $28.30.
At $28.17 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.91 on 22 May 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.0 on 22 May 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 22 May 2012, silver was around $31.64 per troy ounce, so the close of $28.17 is a loss of 11.0% over the month.
A year before 22 May 2012, silver was around $35.08 per troy ounce. The close of $28.17 therefore represents a fall of 19.7% over twelve months.
It closed 42.03% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.