Distance from the record
This close sat 2.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-01-14.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 23 January 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $15.90 per troy ounce on 23 January 2008, down $0.128 (0.80%) from the previous close of $16.03.
This close sat 2.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-01-14.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.19, making this a +20.61% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $15.90 per troy ounce on 23 January 2008. That is $0.13 lower than the previous close of $16.03, a move of -0.80%.
The silver price fell on 23 January 2008, losing $0.13 (0.80%) against the previous session's close of $16.03.
At $15.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.51 on 23 January 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.5 on 23 January 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 23 January 2008, silver was around $14.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $15.90 is a gain of 10.8% over the month.
A year before 23 January 2008, silver was around $13.19 per troy ounce. The close of $15.90 therefore represents a rise of 20.6% over twelve months.
It closed 2.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-01-14.