Silver jewelry is also highly popular and may be purchased for both enjoyment and as an investment. Silver prices per ounce remained below $10 per ounce during the 1980s, 90s and much of the early 2000s. The silver price per ounce began to climb around 2006, and over the next few years went from under $10 per ounce to around $20 per ounce in 2008.
How many grams in a troy ounce of silver?
An ounce is not a "regular" ounce when paying the spot on silver prices. When Americans refer to ounces, they generally are referring to Avoirdupois ounces. The price of silver per ounce is always listed in troy ounces, which equals 1.09711 Avoirdupois ounces. One troy ounce equals 31.1035 grams.
When did silver prices go up?
The silver price per ounce began to climb around 2006, and over the next few years went from under $10 per ounce to around $20 per ounce in 2008. As the financial crises of 2008/2009 got underway, silver prices per ounce began to climb rapidly, eventually rising to nearly $50 per ounce in 2011.
