Distance from the record
This close sat 6.18% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 5 January 2011, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 17 December 2010
Silver closed at $29.17 per troy ounce on 5 January 2011, down $0.319 (1.08%) from the previous close of $29.49.
This close sat 6.18% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-01-03.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.78, making this a +64.07% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $29.17 per troy ounce on 5 January 2011. That is $0.32 lower than the previous close of $29.49, a move of -1.08%.
The silver price fell on 5 January 2011, losing $0.32 (1.08%) against the previous session's close of $29.49.
At $29.17 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.94 on 5 January 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 47.1 on 5 January 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 47.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 January 2011, silver was around $30.68 per troy ounce, so the close of $29.17 is a loss of 4.9% over the week.
A year before 5 January 2011, silver was around $17.78 per troy ounce. The close of $29.17 therefore represents a rise of 64.1% over twelve months.
It closed 6.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-01-03.