• Carrolade@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    A troy ounce is much heavier than a standard ounce. A standard US quarter weighs 0.182 troy ounces.

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      3 months ago

      yep! I was ignoring the weight part; I just think a lot of people didn’t know US coinage used to contain some silver.

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      3 months ago

      is it? Internet says it’s only ~10% more

      1 Avoirdupois Ounce (oz) = 28.3 grams 1 Troy Ounce (Troy oz) = 31.1 grams A troy ounce weighs about 10% more compared to an ounce, which makes a big difference when it comes to precious metals. 1 Troy ounce = 1.097 ounce