Distance from the record
This close sat 49.80% 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 28 August 2013, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $24.39 per troy ounce on 28 August 2013, down $0.260 (1.05%) from the previous close of $24.65.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 49.80% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $30.87, making this a -20.99% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $24.39 per troy ounce on 28 August 2013. That is $0.26 lower than the previous close of $24.65, a move of -1.05%.
The silver price fell on 28 August 2013, losing $0.26 (1.05%) against the previous session's close of $24.65.
At $24.39 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.78 on 28 August 2013. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.2 on 28 August 2013, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 28 August 2013, silver was around $22.96 per troy ounce, so the close of $24.39 is a gain of 6.2% over the week.
A month before 28 August 2013, silver was around $19.76 per troy ounce, so the close of $24.39 is a gain of 23.4% over the month.
A year before 28 August 2013, silver was around $30.87 per troy ounce. The close of $24.39 therefore represents a fall of 21.0% over twelve months.
It closed 49.80% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.