Distance from the record
This close sat 42.63% 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 30 December 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.88 per troy ounce on 30 December 2011, up $0.601 (2.20%) from the previous close of $27.27.
This was a 2.20% move in one session — well beyond a typical day for silver. Moves this size are usually a reaction to something specific rather than ordinary drift, so the surrounding news is worth checking alongside the number.
This close sat 42.63% 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 239 of 247 sessions.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $30.49, making this a -8.57% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.88 per troy ounce on 30 December 2011. That is $0.60 higher than the previous close of $27.27, a move of 2.20%.
The silver price rose on 30 December 2011, gaining $0.60 (2.20%) against the previous session's close of $27.27.
At $27.88 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.90 on 30 December 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 56.2 on 30 December 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 56.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 December 2011, silver was around $29.05 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.88 is a loss of 4.0% over the week.
A month before 30 December 2011, silver was around $32.73 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.88 is a loss of 14.8% over the month.
It closed 42.63% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.