Distance from the record
This close sat 43.01% 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 February 2021, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.69 per troy ounce on 23 February 2021, down $0.397 (1.41%) from the previous close of $28.08.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 43.01% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.52, making this a +49.48% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.69 per troy ounce on 23 February 2021. That is $0.40 lower than the previous close of $28.08, a move of -1.41%.
The silver price fell on 23 February 2021, losing $0.40 (1.41%) against the previous session's close of $28.08.
At $27.69 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.89 on 23 February 2021. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.2 on 23 February 2021, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 23 February 2021, silver was around $25.52 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.69 is a gain of 8.5% over the month.
A year before 23 February 2021, silver was around $18.52 per troy ounce. The close of $27.69 therefore represents a rise of 49.5% over twelve months.
It closed 43.01% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.