This page is a historical record of the silver price in August 2010, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver ranged between $17.89 and $19.40 per troy ounce during August 2010, averaging $18.44 across 22 trading days. It finished the period at $19.40, up 7.84% from $17.99.
The strongest session of August 2010 was 25 August 2010 at +3.55%, and the weakest 20 August 2010 at -1.83%.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.90, making this a +30.21% move year on year.
| Date | Close (USD/oz) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2010 | $18.40 | +$0.416 |
| 3 August 2010 | $18.41 | +$0.004 |
| 4 August 2010 | $18.26 | −$0.144 |
| 5 August 2010 | $18.31 | +$0.045 |
| 6 August 2010 | $18.46 | +$0.151 |
| 9 August 2010 | $18.23 | −$0.230 |
| 10 August 2010 | $18.15 | −$0.083 |
| 11 August 2010 | $17.89 | −$0.256 |
| 12 August 2010 | $18.05 | +$0.163 |
| 13 August 2010 | $18.10 | +$0.044 |
| 16 August 2010 | $18.42 | +$0.321 |
| 17 August 2010 | $18.59 | +$0.168 |
| 18 August 2010 | $18.39 | −$0.196 |
| 19 August 2010 | $18.32 | −$0.072 |
| 20 August 2010 | $17.98 | −$0.336 |
| 23 August 2010 | $17.98 | +$0.001 |
| 24 August 2010 | $18.37 | +$0.386 |
| 25 August 2010 | $19.02 | +$0.653 |
| 26 August 2010 | $18.98 | −$0.044 |
| 27 August 2010 | $19.04 | +$0.061 |
| 30 August 2010 | $19.04 | −$0.001 |
| 31 August 2010 | $19.40 | +$0.360 |
Source: Yahoo Finance (COMEX futures). Figures are indicative reference prices, not trading quotes.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver finished August 2010 at $19.40 per troy ounce, having risen $1.41 (7.84%) over the month. It has traded between $17.89 and $19.40 across 22 trading days.
The average silver closing price in August 2010 was $18.44 per troy ounce, calculated across all 22 trading days in the month.
Silver reached its highest close of August 2010 at $19.40 per troy ounce on 31 August 2010.
The lowest silver close in August 2010 was $17.89 per troy ounce on 11 August 2010.
Silver rose during August 2010. It entered the month at $17.99 and closed at $19.40, a change of 7.84%.
Silver closed higher on 13 sessions and lower on 9 during August 2010. The strongest session was 25 August 2010 (+3.55%) and the weakest 20 August 2010 (-1.83%).
Daily closes in August 2010 varied with a standard deviation of 1.35% per session, and the peak-to-trough spread across the month was 8.4% ($17.89 to $19.40).
At the August 2010 close of $19.40 per troy ounce, silver worked out at about $0.62 per gram and $623.66 per kilogram. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio averaged about 66.0 through August 2010 and finished the month near 64.4. A higher ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.
Silver was around $14.90 per troy ounce twelve months before the end of August 2010. Closing at $19.40 makes that a gain of 30.2% year on year.