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Troy ounce

The troy ounce (ozt) is 480 grains, somewhat heavier than an avoirdupois ounce (437. The avoirdupois (ˌævərdəˈpɔɪz French avwaʀdypwɑ system is a system of weights (or properly Mass) based on a pound of sixteen Ounces 5 grains). ^[2] A grain is exactly 64. 79891 mg; hence one troy ounce is exactly 31. For other uses of the words gram or gramme see Gram (disambiguation. 1034768 g, about 10 percent more than the avoirdupois ounce, which is exactly 28. For other uses of the words gram or gramme see Gram (disambiguation. 349523125 g. The troy ounce is the only ounce used in the pricing of precious metals, gold, platinum, and silver. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Platinum (ˈplætɪnəm is a Chemical element with the Atomic symbol Pt and an Atomic number of 78 Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen The grain, which is identical in both the troy and avoirdupois systems, is used to measure arrow and arrowhead weights in archery and bullets and powder weights in ballistics. Grains were long used in medicine but have been largely replaced by milligrams.

Troy pound

The troy pound (troy) is 5,760 gr (≈ 373. 24 g, 12 ozt), while an avoirdupois pound is 7,000 gr (≈ 453. 59 g).

There are 12 troy ounces per troy pound,^[2] rather than 16 avoirdupois ounces (oz) in the avoirdupois pound (lb) as in the more common avoirdupois system. This article is about the unit of mass For the unit of force see Pound-force. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The avoirdupois pound is 14⁷⁄₁₂ (≈ 14. 583) troy ounces, since troy ounces are larger than avoirdupois ounces.

In Scotland the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh used a system in multiples of sixteen. (See Assay-Master's Accounts, 1681-1702, on loan from the Incorporation to the National Archives of Scotland. ) Thus there were 16 drops to the troy ounce, 16 ounces to the troy pound, and 16 pounds to the troy stone. The Scots had several other ways of measuring precious metals and gems, but this was the common usage for silver and gold.

Conversions

The troy system was used in the Apothecaries' system, but with different further subdivisions.

Relationship to British coinage

The troy system was the basis for the pre-decimalisation British system of coinage introduced by Henry II of England, in which the penny was literally one pennyweight of silver. The standard circulating coinage of the United Kingdom is denominated in pounds sterling ( symbol "£") and since the introduction of the two pound A penny (pl pence or pennies) is a Coin or a unit of Currency used in several English -speaking countries A pennyweight (dwt is a unit of Mass which is the same as 24 grains, 1/240th of a Troy pound, 1/20th of a Troy ounce, approximately 0 One pound sterling was equal to twenty shillings, with each shilling equal to twelve pennies. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency The shilling is a unit of Currency used in current and former Commonwealth countries and was continued to be used in countries that left the commonwealth A penny (pl pence or pennies) is a Coin or a unit of Currency used in several English -speaking countries Thus, one pound sterling equals 240 pennyweights, or one troy pound of sterling silver.

See also

• Carat (mass)
• Conversion of units
• Mark (weight)

References