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XAG · 1978

Silver Price in 1978

Silver moved from $4.90 (January average) to $5.90 (December average), a gain of 25.53% against the previous year's close.

First month

$4.90

Jan 1, 1978

Last month

$5.90

Dec 1, 1978

High

$5.90

Oct 1, 1978

Low

$4.90

Jan 1, 1978

1978 return

+25.53%

vs $4.70 at end of 1977

Range

20.4%

low to high

Since end of 1978

+861.22%

to $56.71 (Oct 15, 2026)

Ten years later

+3.39%

$6.10 at end of 1988

Silver in 1978

Silver price during 19784.845.125.405.685.96Jan 1, 1978Jun 1, 1978Dec 1, 1978
From 4.90 on Jan 1, 1978 to 5.90 on Dec 1, 1978; high 5.90, low 4.90 USD.

Monthly average reference prices.

Month by month

MonthAverageChange
January4.90+4.26%
February5.00+2.04%
March5.30+6.00%
April5.20−1.89%
May5.10−1.92%
June5.30+3.92%
July5.40+1.89%
August5.50+1.85%
September5.60+1.82%
October5.90+5.36%
November5.900.00%
December5.900.00%