Distance from the record
This close sat 13.04% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 30 July 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.99 per troy ounce on 30 July 2010, up $0.386 (2.19%) from the previous close of $17.60.
This was a 2.19% 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 13.04% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.48, making this a +33.45% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.99 per troy ounce on 30 July 2010. That is $0.39 higher than the previous close of $17.60, a move of 2.19%.
The silver price rose on 30 July 2010, gaining $0.39 (2.19%) against the previous session's close of $17.60.
At $17.99 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.58 on 30 July 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.7 on 30 July 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.7 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 July 2010, silver was around $13.48 per troy ounce. The close of $17.99 therefore represents a rise of 33.5% over twelve months.
It closed 13.04% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.