Distance from the record
This close sat 13.86% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 4 May 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 20 April 2010
Silver closed at $17.82 per troy ounce on 4 May 2010, down $0.995 (5.29%) from the previous close of $18.81.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 5.29% 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 13.86% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $13.09, making this a +36.09% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.82 per troy ounce on 4 May 2010. That is $0.99 lower than the previous close of $18.81, a move of -5.29%.
The silver price fell on 4 May 2010, losing $0.99 (5.29%) against the previous session's close of $18.81.
At $17.82 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.57 on 4 May 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.6 on 4 May 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.6 ounces of silver.
A year before 4 May 2010, silver was around $13.09 per troy ounce. The close of $17.82 therefore represents a rise of 36.1% over twelve months.
It closed 13.86% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.