Silver quotes
The live spot price of silver in US dollars, per ounce, gram and kilo, with futures, the gold/silver ratio and what common pieces of silver are worth today.
- Per gram
- $1.828
- Per kilo
- $1,828.43
- Today’s high
- $57.734
- Today’s low
- $56.871
- Previous close
- $57.821
- Gold/silver ratio
- 72.3
The chart fills in as the desk logs prices.
What silver is worth today
| Piece | Silver content | Melt value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 troy ounce | .999 fine | $56.87 |
| 10 oz bar | .999 fine | $568.71 |
| 100 oz bar | .999 fine | $5,687.05 |
| 1 kilo bar | .999 fine, 32.15 oz | $1,828.43 |
| 1,000 oz bar | the COMEX delivery size, about | $56,870.50 |
| 1 gram, sterling | .925, most silver jewelry and cutlery | $1.69 |
| $1 face value of US 90% coins | dimes, quarters, halves before 1965: 0.7234 oz | $41.14 |
Melt value is the silver alone at spot. Dealers sell coins and bars above it and buy them back a little below.
Silver futures and ETFs
| Quote | Price | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Silver futures (SI)COMEX, 5,000 oz, delayed about 10 minutes | $57.160 | −1.64% |
| SLViShares Silver Trust, holds silver bars | $52.26 | +0.27% |
| SIVRabrdn Physical Silver Shares, a lower fee | $54.96 | +0.26% |
| SILGlobal X Silver Miners, mining companies | $81.40 | +0.04% |
Smaller futures? See micro silver futures.
What’s moving silver
No big silver stories in the last few days.
Questions
What is the spot price of silver?
The price of silver for immediate delivery, per troy ounce in US dollars, set by trading around the world. The quote above is the middle of the live buy and sell prices for XAG/USD.
How much is silver per gram?
Divide the price per ounce by 31.1035. Right now that’s about $1.828 a gram for pure silver. Sterling silver is 92.5% silver.
When does the silver market open?
Sunday at 6:00 PM ET, and it trades almost around the clock until Friday at 5:00 PM ET. See silver market hours in your time zone.
Why do silver coins cost more than the quote?
Coins and small bars carry a premium for minting and dealer costs, which is often a bigger share of the price for silver than for gold.
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