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Price history · record highs

Silver record high in monthly observations

The highest silver price among one-per-month observations since 1968. Daily and intraday peaks can be higher.

Data retrieved 2026-11-03 LBMA benchmark through 2026-09-28, then Bullion Trading LLC closes Methodology

The highest monthly observation in this dataset is $103 (2026-01-30). The latest sampled price is $49.78 as of 2026-11-03: 51.8% below it.

Latest (2026-11-03)$49.78
Highest monthly observation$103Jan 2026
High in this range$103Jan 2026
Low in this range$1.31Oct 1971
Silver in USD per troy ounce, one observation per month. Sources: LBMA benchmark prices through 2026-09-28; Bullion Trading LLC weekday spot closes (near 5 pm New York) afterward. The latest month may be incomplete. EUR begins 1999.

Highest monthly observation by year

Nominal prices, one observation per month. Compare in constant dollars with the inflation-adjusted gold chart.

YearHighest monthly observation (USD)Month
2026 $103 January
2025 $71.99 December
2024 $33.59 October
2023 $25.02 November
2022 $24.82 March
2021 $27.63 May
2020 $27.35 August
2019 $18.39 August
2018 $17.23 January
2017 $18.28 February
2016 $20.04 July
2015 $16.92 January
2014 $21.27 February
2013 $32.03 January
2012 $37.23 February
2011 $48.70 April
2010 $30.63 December
2009 $18.14 November
2008 $19.62 February
2007 $14.76 December
2006 $13.68 November
2005 $8.83 December
2004 $7.83 March
2003 $5.97 December
2002 $5.05 May
2001 $4.79 January
2000 $5.26 January
1999 $5.58 February
1998 $6.37 February
1997 $6.00 December
1996 $5.52 February
1995 $5.83 April
1994 $5.74 March
1993 $5.30 July
1992 $4.13 January
1991 $4.45 June
1990 $5.21 January
1989 $5.86 February
1988 $6.80 July
1987 $8.32 July
1986 $6.10 January
1985 $6.66 March
1984 $9.65 March
1983 $13.82 January
1982 $10.87 December
1981 $13.15 January
1980 $35.52 February
1979 $32.20 December
1978 $6.26 October
1977 $4.85 October
1976 $4.83 June
1975 $5.00 July
1974 $5.69 February
1973 $3.26 December
1972 $2.03 December
1971 $1.69 April
1970 $1.91 January
1969 $2.00 January
1968 $2.50 June

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Sources: LBMA precious metal prices through 2026-09-28 (shown as charts, summaries only; we don't publish daily LBMA price tables); Bullion Trading LLC weekday spot closes afterward. Latest observation for this metal: 2026-11-03; the current month is provisional. Prepared by the Bullion Trading LLC editorial team.