For those of you who (unlike me) were paying attention in class, how many grams in an ounce? Thanks for your help.
It depends on what you are weighing: 28.35 grams per ounce Avoirdupois 31.103 grams per ounce Troy If you are weighing precious metals (e.g., silver or gold) you would use 31.103 grams/oz.
not trying to be an a-hole but plug this exact phrase into google...it will do a conversion for you how many grams in a troy ounce Google has several "hidden" features, the plain language calculator is my favorite http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features.html#calculator
I guess I need even more help than that though. I'm trying to figure out this Ike dollar. Since It's not worth much, maybe I should just forget it, But what I was dwelling on was the silver content. Pg 222 of the red book is hard for me to understand I guess. If I'm reading it right, only a few Collectors coins were struck in 40% silver, and the rest were copper/nickel. I was going to divide the silver grams by the troy ounce, and get % silver, but if you don't have a silver collector's coin, it's pointless. So, cutting through all the varietys,eagle reverse stuff, etc. you still aren't gonna get a silver coin unless you stumble on a 1974D-or 1977D mistake on your way to pick up your lotto winnings....right?:whistle:
The only Ikes that I am aware of are the San Fransisco ones. 1971-1976 Blue Envelope or Brown Box. None were released for circulation.
Hey guys. FWIW, if anybody wants to know a conversion factor... A guy from work made an awesome conversion program that I have on my computer. I can't e-mail it but I can dump it on other people's computers. He just called it convert and I don't know what operating system it uses but it is a great tool. It converts: Force, Light, Mass, Power, Pressure, Speed Temperature, Time, Volume, Volume Dry, Acceleration, Angles, Areas, Density, Distance and Flow. It has an input and output field. For example, if you click the 'Mass' tab, you have the option to convert back and forth between any of the following: Carats, Grains, Grams, Kilograms, Micrograms, Milligrams, Ounces, Troy Ounces, Pennyweights, Pounds, Troy pounds, Stones, Tons, Tons (long) and Metric Tons. Comes in really handy. Just in case anyone ever has a tougher conversion question.
Jim M: Okay, I get it now! Duh, it never occurred to me that silver clads were only minted in San Francisco! Of couse, that makes it a whole lot easier. The silver clad would also look silver, while the Copper/Nickel would look blueish. I just ordered the silver nickel set from the mint....San Francisco mint mark (what else?) Gosh, maybe they have a role for me on the "Earl" TV show.
