Distance from the record
This close sat 18.87% 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 4 August 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 21 July 2011
Silver closed at $39.42 per troy ounce on 4 August 2011, down $2.329 (5.58%) from the previous close of $41.75.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 5.58% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 18.87% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $18.26, making this a +115.84% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $39.42 per troy ounce on 4 August 2011. That is $2.33 lower than the previous close of $41.75, a move of -5.58%.
The silver price fell on 4 August 2011, losing $2.33 (5.58%) against the previous session's close of $41.75.
At $39.42 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $1.27 on 4 August 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 42.0 on 4 August 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 42.0 ounces of silver.
A month before 4 August 2011, silver was around $34.81 per troy ounce, so the close of $39.42 is a gain of 13.2% over the month.
A year before 4 August 2011, silver was around $18.26 per troy ounce. The close of $39.42 therefore represents a rise of 115.8% over twelve months.
It closed 18.87% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.