Distance from the record
This close sat 11.71% 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 4 August 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $18.26 per troy ounce on 4 August 2010, down $0.144 (0.78%) from the previous close of $18.41.
This close sat 11.71% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.69, making this a +24.34% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $18.26 per troy ounce on 4 August 2010. That is $0.14 lower than the previous close of $18.41, a move of -0.78%.
The silver price fell on 4 August 2010, losing $0.14 (0.78%) against the previous session's close of $18.41.
At $18.26 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.59 on 4 August 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.4 on 4 August 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.4 ounces of silver.
A week before 4 August 2010, silver was around $17.42 per troy ounce, so the close of $18.26 is a gain of 4.8% over the week.
A year before 4 August 2010, silver was around $14.69 per troy ounce. The close of $18.26 therefore represents a rise of 24.3% over twelve months.
It closed 11.71% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.