Distance from the record
This close sat 8.25% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 26 August 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.98 per troy ounce on 26 August 2010, down $0.044 (0.23%) from the previous close of $19.02.
This close sat 8.25% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.25, making this a +33.17% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.98 per troy ounce on 26 August 2010. That is $0.04 lower than the previous close of $19.02, a move of -0.23%.
The silver price fell on 26 August 2010, losing $0.04 (0.23%) against the previous session's close of $19.02.
At $18.98 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.61 on 26 August 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.1 on 26 August 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 August 2010, silver was around $18.32 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.98 is a gain of 3.6% over the week.
A year before 26 August 2010, silver was around $14.25 per troy ounce. The close of $18.98 therefore represents a rise of 33.2% over twelve months.
It closed 8.25% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.