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What was the average price of silver in 2008?

By Emily Wilson |

$14.99
Silver Prices – 100 Year Historical Chart

Silver Prices – Historical Annual Data
YearAverage Closing PriceAnnual % Change
2009$14.6757.46%
2008$14.99-26.90%
2007$13.3814.42%

What was the highest price of silver in the last 10 years?

Silver Price in USD per Troy Ounce for Last 10 Years

Current Price$23.32
10 Year High$43.49
10 Year Low$12.01
10 Year Change$-17.00 (-42.18%)

What is the lowest price silver has ever been?

29 cents per ounce
Q: When was silver at its lowest price? Looking back over the past 100 years, the lowest price for silver (on an inflation-adjusted basis) occurred in January of 1931 during the Great Depression. The price of silver fell to just 29 cents per ounce.

When was the highest price for silver ever?

The highest price for silver in US dollars is an arguable debate. On a nominal basis, one could argue either on Jan 18, 1980. Or in late April 2011 that the silver price high got achieved in fiat US dollars.

What was the price of silver in 2008?

The above chart (far left side) shows the average +80% price premiums of 1 oz American Silver Eagle Coins above Silver Spot Prices in the fall of 2008. From 2007 to 2009, a series of rolling credit shocks and bank crashes led to the deepest worldwide economic recession for more than a generation.

What was the price of silver in 2011?

Silver prices once again came back down sharply to around the $10 per ounce level. This dip was bought aggressively, and silver began a historical climb in price that saw the market move nearly to $50 per ounce in 2011.

How is silver sold on the spot market?

The first is through purchasing silver bullion products such as bullion bars, bullion coins and silver rounds. Physical silver is sold on the spot market, meaning that in order to invest in silver this way, buyers pay a specific price for the metal — the silver price per ounce — and then have it delivered immediately.