Distance from the record
This close sat 53.04% 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 23 April 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 7 October 2010
Silver closed at $22.81 per troy ounce on 23 April 2013, down $0.507 (2.17%) from the previous close of $23.32.
Notable session: lowest close of the month.
Silver lost 2.17% 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 close sat 53.04% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $30.52, making this a -25.26% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $22.81 per troy ounce on 23 April 2013. That is $0.51 lower than the previous close of $23.32, a move of -2.17%.
The silver price fell on 23 April 2013, losing $0.51 (2.17%) against the previous session's close of $23.32.
At $22.81 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.73 on 23 April 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.7 on 23 April 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.7 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 April 2013, silver was around $23.62 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.81 is a loss of 3.4% over the week.
A month before 23 April 2013, silver was around $28.67 per troy ounce, so the close of $22.81 is a loss of 20.4% over the month.
A year before 23 April 2013, silver was around $30.52 per troy ounce. The close of $22.81 therefore represents a fall of 25.3% over twelve months.
It closed 53.04% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.