I Got Some Gold From Panning. How do I Measure it?

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How do I figure the weight of gold? What is a troy ounce? HELP!

Okay, everyone is learning here. Here is what I know. I’ll just cover a little at a time until we have this business of gold weight conquered.

1.      troy ounce is approx. 10% heavier than our “regular” (avoirdupois) weight

2.      troy pound  has 5,760 grains (regular weight has 7,000 grains per pound)

3.      24 grains equals 1 pennyweight (a grain is .0648 grams  and 1 gram is 15.432 grains)*

4.      20 pennyweights equal 1 troy ounce

 In the three systems of measurement the weight of the grains are the same. THAT HELP?

* There are 3 systems of measuring 1. avoirdupois, regular, 2. troy 3. apothecaries, (apothecaries and troy the same)

SO YOU NEED 480 GRAINS OF GOLD TO EQUAL ONE TROY OUNCE.

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