Silver Price History
How the price of silver has moved over time, in US dollars per troy ounce. Today silver is $53.44. Use the chart to compare periods, then open any year or month for daily prices.
Silver price chart (USD per troy oz)
Over the past five years, silver moved from $24.48 to $53.44 per troy ounce (+118.34%), with a high of $115.08 and a low of $17.77 (daily closes).
Silver price by year
| Year | Average | Year close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | $71.01 | $53.44 | $115.08 | $49.75 | ▼ -23.80% |
| 2025 | $40.12 | $70.13 | $77.37 | $28.97 | ▲ +142.63% |
| 2024 | $28.25 | $28.91 | $34.38 | $22.14 | ▲ +21.33% |
| 2023 | $23.40 | $23.82 | $25.80 | $20.05 | ▼ -0.31% |
| 2022 | $21.76 | $23.90 | $26.18 | $17.77 | ▲ +3.18% |
| 2021 | $23.35 | $23.16 | $26.08 | $21.84 | ▲ +28.07% |
| 2020 | $18.08 | $18.08 | $18.08 | $18.08 | ▲ +20.36% |
| 2019 | $15.03 | $15.03 | $15.03 | $15.03 | ▼ -8.84% |
| 2018 | $16.48 | $16.48 | $16.48 | $16.48 | ▲ +1.98% |
| 2017 | $16.16 | $16.16 | $16.16 | $16.16 | ▲ +7.40% |
| 2016 | $15.05 | $15.05 | $15.05 | $15.05 | ▼ -10.99% |
| 2015 | $16.91 | $16.91 | $16.91 | $16.91 | ▼ -9.81% |
| 2014 | $18.74 | $18.74 | $18.74 | $18.74 | ▼ -33.50% |
| 2013 | $28.19 | $28.19 | $28.19 | $28.19 | ▼ -8.69% |
| 2012 | $30.87 | $30.87 | $30.87 | $30.87 | ▲ +1.54% |
| 2011 | $30.40 | $30.40 | $30.40 | $30.40 | ▲ +64.90% |
| 2010 | $18.44 | $18.44 | $18.44 | $18.44 | ▲ +42.28% |
| 2009 | $12.96 | $12.96 | $12.96 | $12.96 | ▼ -15.27% |
| 2008 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $15.29 | ▲ +25.78% |
| 2007 | $12.16 | $12.16 | $12.16 | $12.16 | ▲ +15.43% |
| 2006 | $10.53 | $10.53 | $10.53 | $10.53 | ▲ +50.79% |
| 2005 | $6.99 | $6.99 | $6.99 | $6.99 | ▲ +3.49% |
| 2004 | $6.75 | $6.75 | $6.75 | $6.75 | ▲ +40.39% |
| 2003 | $4.81 | $4.81 | $4.81 | $4.81 | ▲ +14.98% |
| 2002 | $4.18 | $4.18 | $4.18 | $4.18 | ▼ -2.42% |
| 2001 | $4.29 | $4.29 | $4.29 | $4.29 | ▼ -15.65% |
| 2000 | $5.08 | $5.08 | $5.08 | $5.08 | ▼ -5.74% |
| 1999 | $5.39 | $5.39 | $5.39 | $5.39 | ▼ -0.74% |
| 1998 | $5.43 | $5.43 | $5.43 | $5.43 | ▲ +3.84% |
| 1997 | $5.23 | $5.23 | $5.23 | $5.23 | ▼ -1.96% |
| 1996 | $5.33 | $5.33 | $5.33 | $5.33 | ▲ +5.37% |
| 1995 | $5.06 | $5.06 | $5.06 | $5.06 | ▼ -4.76% |
| 1994 | $5.32 | $5.32 | $5.32 | $5.32 | ▲ +35.46% |
| 1993 | $3.92 | $3.92 | $3.92 | $3.92 | ▼ -3.17% |
| 1992 | $4.05 | $4.05 | $4.05 | $4.05 | ▼ -5.12% |
| 1991 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 | ▼ -16.92% |
| 1990 | $5.14 | $5.14 | $5.14 | $5.14 | ▼ -11.58% |
| 1989 | $5.81 | $5.81 | $5.81 | $5.81 | ▼ -18.33% |
| 1988 | $7.12 | $7.12 | $7.12 | $7.12 | ▲ +11.31% |
| 1987 | $6.40 | $6.40 | $6.40 | $6.40 | ▲ +23.77% |
| 1986 | $5.17 | $5.17 | $5.17 | $5.17 | ▼ -11.81% |
| 1985 | $5.86 | $5.86 | $5.86 | $5.86 | ▼ -30.08% |
| 1984 | $8.38 | $8.38 | $8.38 | $8.38 | ▼ -35.53% |
| 1983 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | ▲ +59.84% |
| 1982 | $8.13 | $8.13 | $8.13 | $8.13 | ▼ -36.32% |
| 1981 | $12.77 | $12.77 | $12.77 | $12.77 | ▼ -43.92% |
| 1980 | $22.77 | $22.77 | $22.77 | $22.77 | ▲ +177.39% |
| 1979 | $8.21 | $8.21 | $8.21 | $8.21 | ▲ +69.68% |
| 1978 | $4.84 | $4.84 | $4.84 | $4.84 | ▲ +17.22% |
| 1977 | $4.13 | $4.13 | $4.13 | $4.13 | ▼ -9.44% |
| 1976 | $4.56 | $4.56 | $4.56 | $4.56 | ▼ -5.62% |
| 1975 | $4.83 | $4.83 | $4.83 | $4.83 | ▲ +26.69% |
| 1974 | $3.81 | $3.81 | $3.81 | $3.81 | ▲ +123.54% |
| 1973 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | ▲ +29.49% |
| 1972 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | ▼ -7.34% |
| 1971 | $1.42 | $1.42 | $1.42 | $1.42 | ▼ -16.47% |
| 1970 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | ▼ -6.86% |
| 1969 | $1.83 | $1.83 | $1.83 | $1.83 | ▼ -5.90% |
| 1968 | $1.94 | $1.94 | $1.94 | $1.94 | ▲ +25.29% |
| 1967 | $1.55 | $1.55 | $1.55 | $1.55 | ▲ +19.24% |
| 1966 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▲ +0.03% |
| 1965 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▲ +0.06% |
| 1964 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▲ +1.14% |
| 1963 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | ▲ +17.38% |
| 1962 | $1.09 | $1.09 | $1.09 | $1.09 | ▲ +17.31% |
| 1961 | $0.93 | $0.93 | $0.93 | $0.93 | ▲ +1.13% |
| 1960 | $0.92 | $0.92 | $0.92 | $0.92 | ▲ +0.70% |
| 1959 | $0.92 | $0.92 | $0.92 | $0.92 | ▲ +2.40% |
| 1958 | $0.89 | $0.89 | $0.89 | $0.89 | ▼ -1.54% |
| 1957 | $0.91 | $0.91 | $0.91 | $0.91 | ▼ -0.14% |
| 1956 | $0.91 | $0.91 | $0.91 | $0.91 | ▲ +1.89% |
| 1955 | $0.89 | $0.89 | $0.89 | $0.89 | ▲ +4.66% |
| 1954 | $0.85 | $0.85 | $0.85 | $0.85 | ▲ +0.79% |
| 1953 | $0.85 | $0.85 | $0.85 | $0.85 | ▲ +0.29% |
| 1952 | $0.84 | $0.84 | $0.84 | $0.84 | ▼ -4.96% |
| 1951 | $0.89 | $0.89 | $0.89 | $0.89 | ▲ +20.50% |
| 1950 | $0.74 | $0.74 | $0.74 | $0.74 | ▲ +15.47% |
| 1949 | $0.64 | $0.64 | $0.64 | $0.64 | ▼ -11.34% |
| 1948 | $0.72 | $0.72 | $0.72 | $0.72 | ▲ +3.53% |
| 1947 | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.69 | ▼ -10.38% |
| 1946 | $0.78 | $0.78 | $0.78 | $0.78 | ▲ +54.34% |
| 1945 | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.50 | ▼ -21.88% |
| 1935 | $0.64 | $0.64 | $0.64 | $0.64 | ▲ +20.71% |
| 1929 | $0.53 | $0.53 | $0.53 | $0.53 | ▼ -9.06% |
| 1928 | $0.59 | $0.59 | $0.59 | $0.59 | ▲ +3.41% |
| 1927 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | ▼ -9.21% |
| 1926 | $0.62 | $0.62 | $0.62 | $0.62 | ▼ -9.92% |
| 1925 | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.69 | ▲ +2.90% |
| 1924 | $0.67 | $0.67 | $0.67 | $0.67 | ▲ +3.26% |
| 1923 | $0.65 | $0.65 | $0.65 | $0.65 | ▼ -4.13% |
| 1922 | $0.68 | $0.68 | $0.68 | $0.68 | ▲ +8.13% |
| 1921 | $0.63 | $0.63 | $0.63 | $0.63 | ▼ -38.34% |
| 1920 | $1.02 | $1.02 | $1.02 | $1.02 | ▼ -5.68% |
| 1919 | $1.08 | $1.08 | $1.08 | $1.08 | ▲ +12.49% |
| 1918 | $0.96 | $0.96 | $0.96 | $0.96 | ▲ +17.19% |
| 1917 | $0.82 | $0.82 | $0.82 | $0.82 | ▲ +24.81% |
| 1916 | $0.66 | $0.66 | $0.66 | $0.66 | ▲ +17.47% |
| 1914 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $0.56 | ▼ -7.38% |
| 1913 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.60 | ▼ -1.67% |
| 1912 | $0.61 | $0.61 | $0.61 | $0.61 | ▲ +14.24% |
| 1911 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.54 | ▼ -0.29% |
| 1910 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.54 | ▲ +3.76% |
| 1909 | $0.52 | $0.52 | $0.52 | $0.52 | ▼ -3.00% |
| 1908 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.54 | ▼ -18.98% |
| 1907 | $0.66 | $0.66 | $0.66 | $0.66 | ▼ -2.04% |
| 1906 | $0.67 | $0.67 | $0.67 | $0.67 | ▲ +10.94% |
| 1905 | $0.61 | $0.61 | $0.61 | $0.61 | ▲ +4.94% |
| 1904 | $0.58 | $0.58 | $0.58 | $0.58 | ▲ +6.94% |
| 1903 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.54 | ▲ +2.79% |
| 1902 | $0.53 | $0.53 | $0.53 | $0.53 | ▼ -11.63% |
| 1901 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.60 | ▼ -3.69% |
| 1900 | $0.62 | $0.62 | $0.62 | $0.62 | ▲ +3.33% |
| 1899 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.60 | ▲ +1.92% |
| 1898 | $0.59 | $0.59 | $0.59 | $0.59 | ▼ -2.57% |
| 1897 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.60 | ▼ -10.74% |
| 1896 | $0.68 | $0.68 | $0.68 | $0.68 | ▲ +3.12% |
| 1895 | $0.66 | $0.66 | $0.66 | $0.66 | ▲ +3.25% |
| 1894 | $0.64 | $0.64 | $0.64 | $0.64 | ▼ -18.50% |
| 1893 | $0.78 | $0.78 | $0.78 | $0.78 | ▼ -10.64% |
| 1892 | $0.87 | $0.87 | $0.87 | $0.87 | ▼ -11.62% |
| 1891 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | ▼ -5.37% |
| 1890 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | ▲ +11.67% |
| 1889 | $0.93 | $0.93 | $0.93 | $0.93 | ▼ -0.45% |
| 1888 | $0.94 | $0.94 | $0.94 | $0.94 | ▼ -3.70% |
| 1887 | $0.97 | $0.97 | $0.97 | $0.97 | ▼ -1.72% |
| 1886 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | ▼ -6.59% |
| 1885 | $1.06 | $1.06 | $1.06 | $1.06 | ▼ -3.92% |
| 1884 | $1.10 | $1.10 | $1.10 | $1.10 | ▲ +0.16% |
| 1883 | $1.10 | $1.10 | $1.10 | $1.10 | ▼ -2.76% |
| 1882 | $1.13 | $1.13 | $1.13 | $1.13 | ▲ +1.11% |
| 1881 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.12 | ▼ -1.50% |
| 1880 | $1.14 | $1.14 | $1.14 | $1.14 | ▲ +1.88% |
| 1879 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $1.12 | ▼ -3.35% |
| 1878 | $1.16 | $1.16 | $1.16 | $1.16 | ▼ -7.61% |
| 1877 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | ▼ -3.28% |
| 1876 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | ▼ -9.10% |
| 1875 | $1.42 | $1.42 | $1.42 | $1.42 | ▲ +0.16% |
| 1874 | $1.42 | $1.42 | $1.42 | $1.42 | ▼ -3.73% |
| 1873 | $1.48 | $1.48 | $1.48 | $1.48 | ▲ +0.10% |
| 1872 | $1.48 | $1.48 | $1.48 | $1.48 | ▼ -0.75% |
| 1871 | $1.49 | $1.49 | $1.49 | $1.49 | ▼ -2.33% |
| 1870 | $1.52 | $1.52 | $1.52 | $1.52 | ▼ -13.57% |
| 1869 | $1.76 | $1.76 | $1.76 | $1.76 | ▼ -5.19% |
| 1868 | $1.86 | $1.86 | $1.86 | $1.86 | ▲ +1.06% |
| 1867 | $1.84 | $1.84 | $1.84 | $1.84 | ▼ -2.77% |
| 1866 | $1.89 | $1.89 | $1.89 | $1.89 | ▼ -10.48% |
| 1865 | $2.11 | $2.11 | $2.11 | $2.11 | ▼ -23.22% |
| 1864 | $2.75 | $2.75 | $2.75 | $2.75 | ▲ +41.02% |
| 1863 | $1.95 | $1.95 | $1.95 | $1.95 | ▲ +26.99% |
| 1862 | $1.54 | $1.54 | $1.54 | $1.54 | ▲ +17.70% |
| 1861 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▼ -2.98% |
| 1860 | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 | ▼ -1.67% |
| 1859 | $1.37 | $1.37 | $1.37 | $1.37 | ▲ +2.08% |
| 1858 | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 | ▼ -1.32% |
| 1857 | $1.36 | $1.36 | $1.36 | $1.36 | ▲ +0.31% |
| 1856 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | ▲ +0.41% |
| 1855 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | ▼ -0.12% |
| 1854 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | ▼ -0.20% |
| 1853 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | ▲ +1.49% |
| 1852 | $1.33 | $1.33 | $1.33 | $1.33 | ▼ -1.04% |
| 1851 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | ▲ +2.39% |
| 1850 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | ▲ +1.76% |
| 1849 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | ▼ -0.79% |
| 1848 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▲ +1.35% |
| 1847 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | ▲ +0.01% |
| 1846 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | ▼ -0.90% |
| 1845 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▼ -0.23% |
| 1844 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▲ +1.97% |
| 1843 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.27 | ▼ -0.58% |
| 1842 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | ▼ -4.84% |
| 1841 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | ▼ -0.71% |
| 1840 | $1.36 | $1.36 | $1.36 | $1.36 | ▲ +0.17% |
| 1839 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | $1.35 | ▲ +3.58% |
| 1838 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | ▼ -4.24% |
| 1837 | $1.37 | $1.37 | $1.37 | $1.37 | ▲ +5.07% |
| 1836 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▼ -0.11% |
| 1835 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▲ +4.06% |
| 1834 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | ▼ -1.90% |
| 1833 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.27 | ▼ -2.68% |
| 1832 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | ▼ -0.30% |
| 1831 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | ▲ +2.99% |
| 1830 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | ▼ -2.31% |
| 1829 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | ▼ -1.19% |
| 1828 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | ▼ -0.46% |
| 1827 | $1.33 | $1.33 | $1.33 | $1.33 | ▲ +0.53% |
| 1826 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | ▲ +1.24% |
| 1825 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▲ +0.17% |
| 1824 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▲ +1.59% |
| 1823 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | ▼ -4.08% |
| 1822 | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 | $1.34 | ▲ +4.05% |
| 1821 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | ▲ +4.43% |
| 1820 | $1.23 | $1.23 | $1.23 | $1.23 | ▼ -4.12% |
| 1819 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | ▼ -1.46% |
| 1818 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▼ -1.26% |
| 1817 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 | ▼ -11.50% |
| 1816 | $1.49 | $1.49 | $1.49 | $1.49 | ▼ -7.04% |
| 1815 | $1.60 | $1.60 | $1.60 | $1.60 | ▲ +9.09% |
| 1814 | $1.47 | $1.47 | $1.47 | $1.47 | ▲ +10.50% |
| 1813 | $1.33 | $1.33 | $1.33 | $1.33 | ▲ +7.95% |
| 1812 | $1.23 | $1.23 | $1.23 | $1.23 | ▼ -3.54% |
| 1811 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | ▲ +1.12% |
| 1810 | $1.26 | $1.26 | $1.26 | $1.26 | ▼ -3.73% |
| 1809 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | ▲ +0.77% |
| 1808 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | ▲ +1.64% |
| 1807 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | ▲ +1.49% |
| 1806 | $1.26 | $1.26 | $1.26 | $1.26 | ▲ +5.04% |
| 1805 | $1.20 | $1.20 | $1.20 | $1.20 | ▼ -6.70% |
| 1804 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | ▲ +0.68% |
| 1803 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.28 | ▲ +0.83% |
| 1802 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.27 | ▲ +4.34% |
| 1801 | $1.22 | $1.22 | $1.22 | $1.22 | ▼ -1.68% |
| 1800 | $1.24 | $1.24 | $1.24 | $1.24 | ▲ +11.11% |
| 1799 | $1.11 | $1.11 | $1.11 | $1.11 | ▼ -7.04% |
| 1798 | $1.20 | $1.20 | $1.20 | $1.20 | ▼ -1.81% |
| 1797 | $1.22 | $1.22 | $1.22 | $1.22 | ▲ +5.11% |
| 1796 | $1.16 | $1.16 | $1.16 | $1.16 | ▼ -5.90% |
| 1795 | $1.23 | $1.23 | $1.23 | $1.23 | ▼ -5.74% |
| 1794 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | $1.31 | ▲ +2.79% |
| 1793 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.27 | $1.27 | ▲ +2.04% |
| 1792 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 0.00% |
USD per troy ounce. Years before daily data use monthly average prices, so highs and lows are monthly averages.
Silver price archive by month
Silver market summary
Today’s open$52.07
Today’s high$53.59
Today’s low$51.74
52-week high$115.08
52-week low$49.75
| Period | Price then | Change to today |
|---|---|---|
| 1 week (Nov 2, 2026) | $50.52 | ▲ +5.78% |
| 1 month (Oct 9, 2026) | $60.63 | ▼ -11.85% |
| 3 months (Aug 7, 2026) | $63.46 | ▼ -15.78% |
| 6 months (May 8, 2026) | $80.39 | ▼ -33.53% |
| 1 year (Nov 7, 2025) | $48.02 | ▲ +11.29% |
| 5 years (Nov 9, 2021) | $24.34 | ▲ +119.51% |
Silver coin melt values over time
Because 90% silver coins contain a fixed amount of silver, their melt value has moved exactly with the silver price. Each coin page shows how its melt value compares with one, five and ten years ago – for example the Morgan dollar and the silver quarter.
Frequently asked questions
Where does this silver price history come from?
Daily prices are closing spot prices in US dollars collected by our system; older decades use monthly average prices. See our methodology.
Use this data: download the daily silver history as CSV. Free to use, including commercially, with a credit link to MeltCoinValue (CC BY 4.0).