Distance from the record
This close sat 66.06% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 3 May 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 6 January 2017
Silver closed at $16.49 per troy ounce on 3 May 2017, down $0.282 (1.68%) from the previous close of $16.77.
This close sat 66.06% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.47, making this a -5.65% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.49 per troy ounce on 3 May 2017. That is $0.28 lower than the previous close of $16.77, a move of -1.68%.
The silver price fell on 3 May 2017, losing $0.28 (1.68%) against the previous session's close of $16.77.
At $16.49 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 3 May 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 75.6 on 3 May 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 75.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 3 May 2017, silver was around $17.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.49 is a loss of 5.0% over the week.
A month before 3 May 2017, silver was around $18.19 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.49 is a loss of 9.4% over the month.
It closed 66.06% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.