Distance from the record
This close sat 70.08% 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 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $14.53 per troy ounce on 28 August 2015, up $0.114 (0.79%) from the previous close of $14.42.
This close sat 70.08% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.53, making this a -25.59% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.53 per troy ounce on 28 August 2015. That is $0.11 higher than the previous close of $14.42, a move of 0.79%.
The silver price rose on 28 August 2015, gaining $0.11 (0.79%) against the previous session's close of $14.42.
At $14.53 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.47 on 28 August 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 78.0 on 28 August 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 78.0 ounces of silver.
A week before 28 August 2015, silver was around $15.30 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.53 is a loss of 5.0% over the week.
A year before 28 August 2015, silver was around $19.53 per troy ounce. The close of $14.53 therefore represents a fall of 25.6% over twelve months.
It closed 70.08% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.