Distance from the record
This close sat 39.76% 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 5 January 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $29.26 per troy ounce on 5 January 2012, up $0.202 (0.70%) from the previous close of $29.06.
This close sat 39.76% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $29.17, making this a +0.32% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $29.26 per troy ounce on 5 January 2012. That is $0.20 higher than the previous close of $29.06, a move of 0.70%.
The silver price rose on 5 January 2012, gaining $0.20 (0.70%) against the previous session's close of $29.06.
At $29.26 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.94 on 5 January 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 55.3 on 5 January 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 55.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 January 2012, silver was around $27.27 per troy ounce, so the close of $29.26 is a gain of 7.3% over the week.
A month before 5 January 2012, silver was around $32.31 per troy ounce, so the close of $29.26 is a loss of 9.4% over the month.
It closed 39.76% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.