@[email protected]M to [email protected] • 1 month agoHere's a little something sovcit picked up but hasn't actually tried.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down11
arrow-up1103arrow-down1imageHere's a little something sovcit picked up but hasn't actually tried.lemmy.world@[email protected]M to [email protected] • 1 month agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squaretiredofsametablinkfedilink23•1 month agoEnding in 1964 (IIRC) some US coins contained small amounts of silver.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•1 month agoA troy ounce is much heavier than a standard ounce. A standard US quarter weighs 0.182 troy ounces.
minus-squaretiredofsametablinkfedilink9•1 month agoyep! I was ignoring the weight part; I just think a lot of people didn’t know US coinage used to contain some silver.
minus-squarestrawberrylinkfedilink7•1 month agois 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
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 month agoYeah, I guess I underestimated the weight of a standard ounce. A little heavier then.
Ending in 1964 (IIRC) some US coins contained small amounts of silver.
A troy ounce is much heavier than a standard ounce. A standard US quarter weighs 0.182 troy ounces.
yep! I was ignoring the weight part; I just think a lot of people didn’t know US coinage used to contain some silver.
is it? Internet says it’s only ~10% more
Yeah, I guess I underestimated the weight of a standard ounce. A little heavier then.