Distance from the record
This close sat 38.15% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 23 September 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 September 2011
Silver closed at $30.05 per troy ounce on 23 September 2011, down $6.487 (17.75%) from the previous close of $36.54.
Notable session: one of the largest single-day moves on record; moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 17.75% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 38.15% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $21.19, making this a +41.79% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $30.05 per troy ounce on 23 September 2011. That is $6.49 lower than the previous close of $36.54, a move of -17.75%.
The silver price fell on 23 September 2011, losing $6.49 (17.75%) against the previous session's close of $36.54.
At $30.05 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.97 on 23 September 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 54.5 on 23 September 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 54.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 23 September 2011, silver was around $40.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $30.05 is a loss of 26.3% over the week.
A month before 23 September 2011, silver was around $42.28 per troy ounce, so the close of $30.05 is a loss of 28.9% over the month.
A year before 23 September 2011, silver was around $21.19 per troy ounce. The close of $30.05 therefore represents a rise of 41.8% over twelve months.
It closed 38.15% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.