Handy & Harman, New York averaged $64.6/troy oz in September 2026, +51% over twelve months and +233% over ten years. The nominal all-time high was $92.1/troy oz in January 2026; in 2024 dollars the real peak was $156.4/troy oz in January 1980. Monthly averages, World Bank Pink Sheet.
Converted from USD at the latest available monthly average rate (Federal Reserve via FRED); the chart and tables below stay in USD.
Handy & Harman, New YorkSilver, LBMA (IMF)
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Derived price statistics per series
Series
Latest
1 month
12 months
5 years
10 years
20 years
All-time high (nominal)
All-time high (real, 2024 US$)
Handy & Harman, New York $/troy oz, since 1960
64.6 September 2026
-1%
+51%
+178%
+233%
+452%
92.1 January 2026
156.4 January 1980
Silver, LBMA (IMF) $/troy oz, since 1992
65.16 August 2026
+11%
+72%
+171%
+232%
+435%
91.21 January 2026
87.61 January 2026
Percentage changes compare the latest monthly average with the monthly average 1, 12, 60, 120 and 240 months earlier. Real prices deflate by the US consumer price index (BLS via FRED) to 2024 dollars.
Prices are monthly benchmark averages that may lag the market; informational only, not investment, legal or trade advice. For what these benchmarks mean and how they are set, see how silver is priced.
Monthly silver prices by decade
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Handy & Harman, New York ($/troy oz)
Handy & Harman, New York monthly prices, 1960s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
1960
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1961
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1
0.908
1962
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.07
1963
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.29
1964
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1965
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1966
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1967
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.8
2
2.1
1.56
1968
2
1.9
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.2
2
2
2
2.16
1969
2
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.79
Handy & Harman, New York monthly prices, 1970s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
1970
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.6
1.78
1971
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.54
1972
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
2
1.68
1973
2
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.7
2.9
2.9
3.1
2.55
1974
3.6
5.4
5.3
5
5.4
4.9
4.4
4.4
4
4.8
4.7
4.4
4.69
1975
4.2
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.5
4.5
4.7
4.9
4.5
4.3
4.3
4.1
4.41
1976
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.5
4.8
4.8
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.4
4.4
4.37
1977
4.4
4.5
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.8
4.8
4.7
4.63
1978
4.9
5
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.42
1979
6.2
7.3
7.4
7.4
8.4
8.6
9.1
9.3
13.8
16.6
16.7
22.5
11.11
Handy & Harman, New York monthly prices, 1980s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
1980
38.9
35.2
24.7
14.9
12.7
15.8
16.3
15.9
19.9
20.2
18.6
16.5
20.8
1981
14.8
13.1
12.3
11.5
10.9
10
8.6
8.9
10.1
9.2
8.5
8.4
10.53
1982
8
8.3
7.2
7.3
6.7
5.6
6.5
7.1
8.8
9.4
9.8
10.6
7.94
1983
12.3
14
10.6
11.6
12.9
11.7
12
12.1
12
9.9
8.8
9.1
11.42
1984
8.3
9.1
9.6
9.2
9
8.8
7.5
7.6
7.3
7.3
7.5
6.6
8.15
1985
6.1
6.1
6
6.4
6.3
6.2
6
6.2
6.1
6.2
6.1
5.9
6.13
1986
6
5.9
5.6
5.2
5.1
5.1
5
5.2
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.4
5.44
1987
5.5
5.5
5.7
7.3
8.5
7.4
7.6
7.8
7.6
7.6
6.8
6.8
7.01
1988
6.7
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.5
7
7
6.7
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.1
6.52
1989
6
5.9
6
5.8
5.5
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.5
5.6
5.52
Handy & Harman, New York monthly prices, 1990s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
1990
5.2
5.3
5.1
5.1
5.1
4.9
4.9
5
4.8
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.84
1991
4.1
3.7
3.9
4
4
4.4
4.3
4
4
4.1
4.1
3.9
4.04
1992
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.96
1993
3.7
3.7
3.6
4
4.5
4.4
5
4.8
4.2
4.3
4.5
5
4.31
1994
5.1
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.5
5.5
5.2
4.8
5.28
1995
4.8
4.7
4.6
5.5
5.6
5.4
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.21
1996
5.5
5.7
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.2
5.1
5.1
5
4.9
4.8
4.8
5.2
1997
4.8
5.1
5.2
4.8
4.7
4.8
4.4
4.5
4.7
5
5.1
5.8
4.91
1998
5.9
6.8
6.2
6.3
5.6
5.3
5.5
5.2
5
5
5
4.9
5.56
1999
5.1
5.5
5.2
5.1
5.3
5
5.2
5.3
5.2
5.4
5.2
5.2
5.23
Handy & Harman, New York monthly prices, 2000s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
2000
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.1
5
5
5
4.9
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.96
2001
4.7
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.4
4.4
4.1
4.4
4.39
2002
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.9
4.9
4.5
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.59
2003
4.8
4.7
4.5
4.5
4.7
4.5
4.8
5
5.2
5
5.2
5.6
4.88
2004
6.3
6.4
7.2
7.1
5.9
5.9
6.3
6.7
6.4
7.1
7.5
7.1
6.66
2005
6.6
7
7.2
7.1
7
7.3
7
7
7.2
7.7
7.9
8.6
7.3
2006
9.1
9.5
10.4
12.6
13.4
10.8
11.2
12.2
11.7
11.6
12.9
13.3
11.56
2007
12.8
13.9
13.2
13.7
13.1
13.1
12.9
12.3
12.8
13.7
14.7
14.3
13.38
2008
15.9
17.6
19.3
17.5
17.1
17
18
14.6
12.4
10.4
9.9
10.3
15
2009
11.3
13.4
13.1
12.5
14
14.7
13.4
14.4
16.4
17.2
17.8
17.6
14.65
Handy & Harman, New York monthly prices, 2010s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
2010
17.7
15.9
17.1
18.1
18.4
18.5
18
18.4
20.5
23.4
26.5
29.3
20.15
2011
28.5
30.8
35.8
42.7
37.3
35.8
37.9
40.3
38.2
32
33.1
30.3
35.23
2012
30.7
34.1
33
31.5
28.7
28
27.4
28.8
33.6
33.2
32.8
31.9
31.14
2013
31.1
30.3
28.8
25.4
23
21.1
19.7
21.9
22.6
21.9
20.8
19.7
23.86
2014
19.9
20.8
20.7
19.7
19.3
19.9
20.9
19.7
18.4
17.2
16
16.3
19.07
2015
17.2
16.8
16.2
16.3
16.8
16.1
15.1
14.9
14.8
15.8
14.5
14.1
15.72
2016
14.1
15.2
15.5
16.4
16.9
17.3
20
19.6
19.4
17.7
17.4
16.4
17.16
2017
16.9
17.9
17.6
18
16.7
16.9
16.2
17
17.4
16.9
17
16.2
17.06
2018
17.1
16.6
16.5
16.6
16.5
16.5
15.7
15
14.3
14.6
14.4
14.8
15.72
2019
15.6
15.8
15.3
15.1
14.7
15
15.8
17.2
18.2
17.6
17.2
17.1
16.22
Handy & Harman, New York monthly prices, 2020s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
2020
18
17.9
14.9
15.1
16.3
17.7
20.6
27
25.7
24.2
24.1
25
20.54
2021
25.9
27.3
25.6
25.7
27.5
27
25.7
24
23.2
23.4
24.2
22.5
25.17
2022
23.2
23.5
25.3
24.5
21.9
21.6
19.1
19.7
18.9
19.4
21
23.3
21.78
2023
23.7
21.9
22
25
24.3
23.4
24.3
23.4
23.1
22.4
23.5
23.9
23.41
2024
22.9
22.7
24.5
27.5
29.4
29.6
29.8
28.5
30.1
32.4
31.1
30.8
28.28
2025
30.4
32.2
33.2
32.2
32.8
36
37.7
38.2
42.8
49.4
50.4
62.3
39.8
2026
92.1
81.9
77.9
75.9
78
66.7
58.8
65.4
64.6
73.48
Silver, LBMA (IMF) ($/troy oz)
Silver, LBMA (IMF) monthly prices, 1990s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
1992
4.12
4.15
4.11
4.05
4.07
4.06
3.97
3.82
3.77
3.75
3.77
3.73
3.95
1993
3.68
3.66
3.65
3.96
4.46
4.37
5.02
4.84
4.22
4.34
4.53
4.97
4.31
1994
5.15
5.25
5.43
5.31
5.42
5.39
5.28
5.19
5.52
5.46
5.19
4.78
5.28
1995
4.77
4.72
4.65
5.5
5.54
5.36
5.16
5.39
5.43
5.37
5.32
5.18
5.2
1996
5.48
5.65
5.53
5.41
5.37
5.16
5.06
5.13
5.04
4.93
4.83
4.82
5.2
1997
4.77
5.07
5.2
4.77
4.76
4.76
4.37
4.5
4.73
5.03
5.08
5.79
4.9
1998
5.88
6.83
6.24
6.33
5.56
5.27
5.46
5.16
5
5
4.97
4.88
5.55
1999
5.15
5.53
5.19
5.07
5.27
5.03
5.18
5.27
5.23
5.41
5.16
5.16
5.22
Silver, LBMA (IMF) monthly prices, 2000s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
2000
5.19
5.25
5.06
5.06
4.99
5
4.97
4.88
4.89
4.83
4.68
4.64
4.95
2001
4.66
4.55
4.4
4.37
4.43
4.36
4.25
4.2
4.35
4.4
4.12
4.35
4.37
2002
4.51
4.42
4.53
4.57
4.71
4.89
4.92
4.55
4.55
4.4
4.51
4.63
4.6
2003
4.81
4.65
4.53
4.49
4.74
4.53
4.8
4.99
5.17
5
5.18
5.62
4.88
2004
6.32
6.44
7.23
7.06
5.85
5.86
6.31
6.66
6.39
7.1
7.49
7.1
6.65
2005
6.61
7.03
7.26
7.12
7.02
7.31
7.01
7.04
7.15
7.67
7.87
8.64
7.31
2006
9.15
9.53
10.38
12.61
13.45
10.8
11.23
12.18
11.68
11.56
12.93
13.36
11.57
2007
12.84
13.91
13.18
13.74
13.15
13.14
12.91
12.36
12.83
13.67
14.7
14.3
13.39
2008
15.96
17.57
19.51
17.5
17.05
16.97
18.03
14.69
12.37
10.44
9.87
10.29
15.02
2009
11.29
13.41
13.12
12.51
14.03
14.65
13.36
14.35
16.39
17.24
17.82
17.67
14.65
Silver, LBMA (IMF) monthly prices, 2010s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
2010
17.79
15.87
17.11
18.1
18.42
18.45
17.96
18.36
20.55
23.39
26.54
29.35
20.16
2011
28.4
30.78
35.81
41.97
36.75
35.8
37.92
40.3
38.15
31.97
33.08
30.41
35.11
2012
30.77
34.14
32.95
31.55
28.67
28.05
27.43
28.7
33.61
33.19
32.77
31.96
31.15
2013
31.11
30.33
28.8
25.2
23.01
21.11
19.71
21.84
22.56
21.92
20.76
19.61
23.83
2014
19.91
20.83
20.74
19.71
19.36
19.78
20.92
19.8
18.49
17.19
15.97
16.24
19.08
2015
17.1
16.84
16.22
16.32
16.8
16.1
15.07
14.94
14.72
15.71
14.51
14.05
15.7
2016
14.02
15.07
15.42
16.26
16.89
17.18
19.93
19.64
19.28
17.74
17.42
16.38
17.1
2017
16.81
17.87
17.59
18.06
16.76
16.95
16.14
16.91
17.45
16.94
17.01
16.16
17.05
2018
17.17
16.66
16.47
16.61
16.47
16.52
15.71
15.01
14.26
14.58
14.37
14.7
15.71
2019
15.59
15.81
15.32
15.04
14.63
15
15.75
17.14
18.17
17.62
17.18
17.11
16.2
Silver, LBMA (IMF) monthly prices, 2020s, $/troy oz
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
2020
17.97
17.92
14.92
15.03
16.23
17.72
20.41
26.91
25.89
24.25
24.04
24.89
20.51
2021
25.9
27.35
25.61
25.64
27.47
26.98
25.75
24.02
23.31
23.3
24.2
22.47
25.17
2022
23.13
23.47
25.24
24.65
21.97
21.5
19.08
19.73
18.84
19.36
21
23.29
21.77
2023
23.76
22.01
21.92
24.99
24.2
23.41
24.04
23.47
23.24
22.32
23.39
24.03
23.4
2024
22.98
22.68
24.45
27.45
29.33
29.59
29.75
28.56
30.01
32.41
31.13
30.37
28.23
2025
30.3
32.18
33.18
32.27
32.71
35.94
37.67
37.94
42.54
49.46
50.73
64.73
39.97
2026
91.21
82.55
78.47
75.31
77.52
66.73
58.6
65.16
74.44
Method
Nominal prices are the source's monthly averages in US dollars, stored in the source's unit and never mixed on one chart. Real prices divide each month by the US consumer price index for all urban consumers (BLS series CPIAUCSL, via FRED) and multiply by the 2024 average, so they read as "2024 dollars". Changes are ratios of monthly averages. The all-time high is the highest monthly average, not an intraday peak.
IMF series are shown as charts and statistics only; download them from the IMF Primary Commodity Price System.
Cite as: Commodity Origins, "Silver price history (1960–2026)", https://commodityorigins.com/prices/silver/, data 2026-10-02. Data updated 22 October 2026.
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