Distance from the record
This close sat 5.12% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-07.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 8 December 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver falls 5.1% in a single session
Silver closed at $28.22 per troy ounce on 8 December 2010, down $1.524 (5.12%) from the previous close of $29.75.
Notable session: lowest close of the month; moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 5.12% 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 5.12% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2010-12-07.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.78, making this a +58.70% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $28.22 per troy ounce on 8 December 2010. That is $1.52 lower than the previous close of $29.75, a move of -5.12%.
The silver price fell on 8 December 2010, losing $1.52 (5.12%) against the previous session's close of $29.75.
At $28.22 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.91 on 8 December 2010. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 49.0 on 8 December 2010, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 49.0 ounces of silver.
A year before 8 December 2010, silver was around $17.78 per troy ounce. The close of $28.22 therefore represents a rise of 58.7% over twelve months.
It closed 5.12% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2010-12-07.