Distance from the record
This close sat 63.30% 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 31 December 2019, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.83 per troy ounce on 31 December 2019, down $0.080 (0.45%) from the previous close of $17.91.
This close sat 63.30% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $15.43, making this a +15.52% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.83 per troy ounce on 31 December 2019. That is $0.08 lower than the previous close of $17.91, a move of -0.45%.
The silver price fell on 31 December 2019, losing $0.08 (0.45%) against the previous session's close of $17.91.
At $17.83 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 31 December 2019. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 85.2 on 31 December 2019, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 85.2 ounces of silver.
A month before 31 December 2019, silver was around $16.97 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.83 is a gain of 5.1% over the month.
A year before 31 December 2019, silver was around $15.43 per troy ounce. The close of $17.83 therefore represents a rise of 15.5% over twelve months.
It closed 63.30% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.