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Silver Price in 2010

In 2010, the price of silver averaged $20.19 per troy ounce, up 37.6% from the year before. This page covers the 2010 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that silver would be worth in today's dollars.

2010 Average

$20.19

LBMA annual average, USD/oz

Change vs 2009

+37.6%

from $14.67 in 2009

2010 High

$30.95

from daily trading data

2010 Low

$14.65

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$30.91

last trading day of 2010

What happened to the silver price in 2010

Silver averaged $20.19 per troy ounce in 2010, climbing 37.6% from the $14.67 average of 2009. Daily trading data shows silver moved between a low of $14.65 and a high of $30.95 during the year, ending 2010 at $30.91. The defining story of 2010: QE2 drives precious metals higher.

The 2010s began with a spectacular run to $49.51 in April 2011, just shy of the 1980 record, before a long grind lower through mid-decade as the Fed tightened policy and the dollar strengthened.

Adjusted for inflation, silver's 2010 average of $20.19 equals about $30 in today's dollars. The conversion uses US Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the price of silver in 2010?
Silver averaged $20.19 per troy ounce in 2010, based on LBMA annual average data. Daily prices ranged from a low of $14.65 to a high of $30.95, and the year closed at $30.91. That average was up 37.6% from $14.67 in 2009.
What is a 2010 silver price worth in today's dollars?
Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, silver's 2010 average of $20.19 works out to roughly $30 in today's dollars, using 2025 as the CPI base year. The conversion uses BLS CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.
What moved the silver price in 2010?
The defining story of 2010: QE2 drives precious metals higher. Against that backdrop, the annual average climbed 37.6%, from $14.67 in 2009 to $20.19.

Annual averages are LBMA prices per troy ounce in US dollars. Where shown, the yearly high, low, and close come from MetalCharts daily historical data and may differ slightly from figures published elsewhere. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.