Distance from the record
This close sat 20.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 30 April 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 1 April 2008
Silver closed at $16.50 per troy ounce on 30 April 2008, down $0.038 (0.23%) from the previous close of $16.54.
This close sat 20.22% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.44, making this a +22.74% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $16.50 per troy ounce on 30 April 2008. That is $0.04 lower than the previous close of $16.54, a move of -0.23%.
The silver price fell on 30 April 2008, losing $0.04 (0.23%) against the previous session's close of $16.54.
At $16.50 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.53 on 30 April 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 52.3 on 30 April 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 52.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 April 2008, silver was around $17.16 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.50 is a loss of 3.8% over the week.
A month before 30 April 2008, silver was around $17.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $16.50 is a loss of 7.8% over the month.
A year before 30 April 2008, silver was around $13.44 per troy ounce. The close of $16.50 therefore represents a rise of 22.7% over twelve months.
It closed 20.22% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.