Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 23 May 2022, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $21.72 per troy ounce on 23 May 2022, up $0.054 (0.25%) from the previous close of $21.67.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 55.29% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.47, making this a -20.93% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $21.72 per troy ounce on 23 May 2022. That is $0.05 higher than the previous close of $21.67, a move of 0.25%.
The silver price rose on 23 May 2022, gaining $0.05 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $21.67.
At $21.72 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.70 on 23 May 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.1 on 23 May 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.1 ounces of silver.
A month before 23 May 2022, silver was around $24.26 per troy ounce, so the close of $21.72 is a loss of 10.4% over the month.
A year before 23 May 2022, silver was around $27.47 per troy ounce. The close of $21.72 therefore represents a fall of 20.9% over twelve months.
It closed 55.29% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.