Distance from the record
This close sat 64.61% 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 30 January 2015, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.19 per troy ounce on 30 January 2015, up $0.434 (2.59%) from the previous close of $16.76.
This was a 2.59% 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 64.61% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $19.11, making this a -10.04% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.19 per troy ounce on 30 January 2015. That is $0.43 higher than the previous close of $16.76, a move of 2.59%.
The silver price rose on 30 January 2015, gaining $0.43 (2.59%) against the previous session's close of $16.76.
At $17.19 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 30 January 2015. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 74.4 on 30 January 2015, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 74.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 30 January 2015, silver was around $18.28 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.19 is a loss of 6.0% over the week.
A month before 30 January 2015, silver was around $16.24 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.19 is a gain of 5.9% over the month.
It closed 64.61% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.