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Silver Price History

7,136 observations from Jan 1, 1960 to Oct 15, 2026. Daily observations from 2006-01-01; monthly averages before that.

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Today’s price

+6,201.33% since Jan 1, 1960Log

Jan 1, 1960 → Oct 15, 2026High 116.92Low 0.90

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Daily observations from 2006-01-01; monthly averages before that.7,136 observations, simplified for display.History from Jan 1, 1960.

Records

All-time high

$116.92

Jan 29, 2026

All-time low

$0.90

Jan 1, 1960

Latest

$56.71

−51.50% vs high

Since first record

+6,201.33%

+6.40% per year

Best year

1979 · +281.36%

Worst year

1981 · −49.09%

Deepest drawdown

−90.75%

Jan 1, 1980 → Mar 1, 1993, recovered Apr 6, 2011

Current drawdown

−51.50%

from the running peak

By decade

Decade	Start	End	Change
1960s	0.90	1.80	+100.00%
1970s	1.80	22.50	+1,150.00%
1980s	22.50	5.60	−75.11%
1990s	5.60	5.20	−7.14%
2000s	5.20	16.99	+226.73%
2010s	16.99	18.05	+6.21%
2020s	18.05	56.71	+214.28%

Worst calendar years

1981−49.09%
2013−34.89%
1984−27.47%

Every year

Year	Start	End	Return
2026YTD	72.28	56.71	−21.54%
2025	29.19	72.28	+147.60%
2024	23.94	29.19	+21.94%
2023	24.15	23.94	−0.87%
2022	23.09	24.15	+4.62%
2021	26.49	23.09	−12.84%
2020	18.05	26.49	+46.77%
2019	15.47	18.05	+16.68%
2018	16.87	15.47	−8.30%
2017	16.24	16.87	+3.85%
2016	13.82	16.24	+17.51%
2015	15.97	13.82	−13.46%
2014	19.50	15.97	−18.10%
2013	29.95	19.50	−34.89%
2012	28.18	29.95	+6.28%
2011	30.63	28.18	−8.00%
2010	16.99	30.63	+80.28%
2009	10.79	16.99	+57.46%
2008	14.76	10.79	−26.90%
2007	12.93	14.76	+14.15%
2006	8.60	12.93	+50.35%
2005	7.10	8.60	+21.13%
2004	5.60	7.10	+26.79%
2003	4.60	5.60	+21.74%
2002	4.40	4.60	+4.55%
2001	4.60	4.40	−4.35%
2000	5.20	4.60	−11.54%
1999	4.90	5.20	+6.12%
1998	5.80	4.90	−15.52%
1997	4.80	5.80	+20.83%
1996	5.20	4.80	−7.69%
1995	4.80	5.20	+8.33%
1994	5.00	4.80	−4.00%
1993	3.70	5.00	+35.14%
1992	3.90	3.70	−5.13%
1991	4.10	3.90	−4.88%
1990	5.60	4.10	−26.79%
1989	6.10	5.60	−8.20%
1988	6.80	6.10	−10.29%
1987	5.40	6.80	+25.93%
1986	5.90	5.40	−8.47%
1985	6.60	5.90	−10.61%
1984	9.10	6.60	−27.47%
1983	10.60	9.10	−14.15%
1982	8.40	10.60	+26.19%
1981	16.50	8.40	−49.09%
1980	22.50	16.50	−26.67%
1979	5.90	22.50	+281.36%
1978	4.70	5.90	+25.53%
1977	4.40	4.70	+6.82%
1976	4.10	4.40	+7.32%
1975	4.40	4.10	−6.82%
1974	3.10	4.40	+41.94%
1973	2.00	3.10	+55.00%
1972	1.40	2.00	+42.86%
1971	1.60	1.40	−12.50%
1970	1.80	1.60	−11.11%
1969	2.00	1.80	−10.00%
1968	2.10	2.00	−4.76%
1967	1.30	2.10	+61.54%
1966	1.30	1.30	0.00%
1965	1.30	1.30	0.00%
1964	1.30	1.30	0.00%
1963	1.20	1.30	+8.33%
1962	1.00	1.20	+20.00%
1961	0.90	1.00	+11.11%
1960partial	0.90	0.90	0.00%

Click a year for its monthly table, high, low and return. 2026 is year-to-date.

Sources for this history

Source	Data type	Coverage
Gold-API.comlicensedSilver spot (Gold-API.com, USD per troy ounce)	Live spotintraday	Jan 1, 2006 – Oct 15, 20266,577 observations
World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)openSilver, monthly average (World Bank Pink Sheet)	Monthly referencemonthly	Jan 1, 1960 – Sep 1, 2026800 observations
fawazahmed0 exchange-api (daily CC0 snapshot)cross-check onlySilver daily snapshot (fawazahmed0 exchange-api) — cross-check only	Daily referencedaily	Mar 2, 2024 – Oct 15, 202669 observations

Price history is stored as published for reproducibility. The current quote is refreshed every 15 seconds from the live feed and labelled with its sources and observation time.

Current quote

Type: Live spot
Consensus: Single source from one source
Primary source: Gold-API.com
Observed: Oct 15, 2026

History

From Jan 1, 1960. 552 monthly, 6,584 daily points.

Attribution

Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0
Rates: fawazahmed0/exchange-api (CC0)

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