Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 23 May 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $34.90 per troy ounce on 23 May 2011, down $0.181 (0.52%) from the previous close of $35.08.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 28.16% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.63, making this a +97.95% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $34.90 per troy ounce on 23 May 2011. That is $0.18 lower than the previous close of $35.08, a move of -0.52%.
The silver price fell on 23 May 2011, losing $0.18 (0.52%) against the previous session's close of $35.08.
At $34.90 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.12 on 23 May 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 43.4 on 23 May 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 43.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 May 2011, silver was around $34.13 per troy ounce, so the close of $34.90 is a gain of 2.3% over the week.
A month before 23 May 2011, silver was around $46.06 per troy ounce, so the close of $34.90 is a loss of 24.2% over the month.
A year before 23 May 2011, silver was around $17.63 per troy ounce. The close of $34.90 therefore represents a rise of 98.0% over twelve months.
It closed 28.16% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.