Highest so far that year
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 23 January 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Highest closing price since 7 December 2011
Silver closed at $32.23 per troy ounce on 23 January 2012, up $0.586 (1.85%) from the previous close of $31.65.
At the time, no session earlier in the year had closed higher.
This close sat 33.66% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.42, making this a +17.57% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $32.23 per troy ounce on 23 January 2012. That is $0.59 higher than the previous close of $31.65, a move of 1.85%.
The silver price rose on 23 January 2012, gaining $0.59 (1.85%) against the previous session's close of $31.65.
At $32.23 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.04 on 23 January 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.1 on 23 January 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 January 2012, silver was around $29.49 per troy ounce, so the close of $32.23 is a gain of 9.3% over the week.
A month before 23 January 2012, silver was around $29.05 per troy ounce, so the close of $32.23 is a gain of 11.0% over the month.
A year before 23 January 2012, silver was around $27.42 per troy ounce. The close of $32.23 therefore represents a rise of 17.6% over twelve months.
It closed 33.66% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.