Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 23 April 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 19 January 2012
Silver closed at $30.52 per troy ounce on 23 April 2012, down $1.119 (3.54%) from the previous close of $31.64.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 3.54% 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 37.17% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $46.06, making this a -33.73% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $30.52 per troy ounce on 23 April 2012. That is $1.12 lower than the previous close of $31.64, a move of -3.54%.
The silver price fell on 23 April 2012, losing $1.12 (3.54%) against the previous session's close of $31.64.
At $30.52 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.98 on 23 April 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 53.5 on 23 April 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 53.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 April 2012, silver was around $31.36 per troy ounce, so the close of $30.52 is a loss of 2.7% over the week.
A month before 23 April 2012, silver was around $32.25 per troy ounce, so the close of $30.52 is a loss of 5.3% over the month.
A year before 23 April 2012, silver was around $46.06 per troy ounce. The close of $30.52 therefore represents a fall of 33.7% over twelve months.
It closed 37.17% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.