Distance from the record
This close sat 53.70% 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 May 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $22.49 per troy ounce on 23 May 2013, up $0.036 (0.16%) from the previous close of $22.46.
This close sat 53.70% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.51, making this a -18.23% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $22.49 per troy ounce on 23 May 2013. That is $0.04 higher than the previous close of $22.46, a move of 0.16%.
The silver price rose on 23 May 2013, gaining $0.04 (0.16%) against the previous session's close of $22.46.
At $22.49 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.72 on 23 May 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 61.9 on 23 May 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 61.9 ounces of silver.
A year before 23 May 2013, silver was around $27.51 per troy ounce. The close of $22.49 therefore represents a fall of 18.2% over twelve months.
It closed 53.70% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.