Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 29 August 2016, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.76 per troy ounce on 29 August 2016, up $0.117 (0.63%) from the previous close of $18.65.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 61.38% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.53, making this a +29.08% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.76 per troy ounce on 29 August 2016. That is $0.12 higher than the previous close of $18.65, a move of 0.63%.
The silver price rose on 29 August 2016, gaining $0.12 (0.63%) against the previous session's close of $18.65.
At $18.76 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.60 on 29 August 2016. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 70.5 on 29 August 2016, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 70.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 29 August 2016, silver was around $20.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.76 is a loss of 7.6% over the month.
A year before 29 August 2016, silver was around $14.53 per troy ounce. The close of $18.76 therefore represents a rise of 29.1% over twelve months.
It closed 61.38% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.