Distance from the record
This close sat 43.86% 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 29 December 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.27 per troy ounce on 29 December 2011, up $0.082 (0.30%) from the previous close of $27.19.
This close sat 43.86% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
One of the ten lowest silver closes of that year, ranking 243 of 247 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $30.68, making this a -11.10% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.27 per troy ounce on 29 December 2011. That is $0.08 higher than the previous close of $27.19, a move of 0.30%.
The silver price rose on 29 December 2011, gaining $0.08 (0.30%) against the previous session's close of $27.19.
At $27.27 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.88 on 29 December 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.5 on 29 December 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 29 December 2011, silver was around $29.00 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.27 is a loss of 6.0% over the week.
A month before 29 December 2011, silver was around $31.85 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.27 is a loss of 14.4% over the month.
It closed 43.86% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.