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XAG · 1981

Silver Price in 1981

Silver moved from $14.80 (January average) to $8.40 (December average), a loss of 49.09% against the previous year's close.

First month

$14.80

Jan 1, 1981

Last month

$8.40

Dec 1, 1981

High

$14.80

Jan 1, 1981

Low

$8.40

Dec 1, 1981

1981 return

−49.09%

vs $16.50 at end of 1980

Range

76.2%

low to high

Since end of 1981

+575.14%

to $56.71 (Oct 15, 2026)

Ten years later

−53.57%

$3.90 at end of 1991

Silver in 1981

Silver price during 19818.029.8111.6013.3915.18Jan 1, 1981Jun 1, 1981Dec 1, 1981
From 14.80 on Jan 1, 1981 to 8.40 on Dec 1, 1981; high 14.80, low 8.40 USD.

Monthly average reference prices.

Month by month

MonthAverageChange
January14.80−10.30%
February13.10−11.49%
March12.30−6.11%
April11.50−6.50%
May10.90−5.22%
June10.00−8.26%
July8.60−14.00%
August8.90+3.49%
September10.10+13.48%
October9.20−8.91%
November8.50−7.61%
December8.40−1.18%