when was silver at its highest?
Highest Historical Silver Bullion Price. The all-time high price in dollars for silver was hit on 18th January 1980 at $49.45 (Â£21.65) per troy ounce fuelled by Nelson Bunker Hunt's cornering of the market. The prices quoted are London Silver Fixing prices, the intraday prices reached on that day were about $50.50 per ounce. Date.