Distance from the record
This close sat 43.11% 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 July 2012, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $27.64 per troy ounce on 5 July 2012, down $0.605 (2.14%) from the previous close of $28.24.
Silver lost 2.14% 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 43.11% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $35.40, making this a -21.93% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $27.64 per troy ounce on 5 July 2012. That is $0.60 lower than the previous close of $28.24, a move of -2.14%.
The silver price fell on 5 July 2012, losing $0.60 (2.14%) against the previous session's close of $28.24.
At $27.64 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.89 on 5 July 2012. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 58.2 on 5 July 2012, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 58.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 5 July 2012, silver was around $26.25 per troy ounce, so the close of $27.64 is a gain of 5.3% over the week.
A year before 5 July 2012, silver was around $35.40 per troy ounce. The close of $27.64 therefore represents a fall of 21.9% over twelve months.
It closed 43.11% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.