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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1204164, member: 6229"]How Many 1 Ounce Silver Eagles Equals 1 Pound of Silver?　OR...　1. How many 1 0unce Gold Eagles equal 1 pound of gold?2. How many 1 ounce Platinum Eagles equal 1 pound of platinum?3. How many 1 ounce Gold American Buffalo coins equals 1 pound of gold?　The answer to all the foregoing questions is 12. You see, gold, silver, platinum and gunpowder are measured in Troy Ounces. There are 12 Troy Ounces in a Troy Pound.　　Your weight, the weight of candy, canned goods, cattle, meat, produce, etc. are measured in Avoirdupois Ounces and/or pounds where 16 ounces equals a pound.　　The two ounces, Avoirdupois and Troy, are not exactly the same weight - and a Troy Ounce is over 9.7% heavier than an Avoirdupois Ounce!　　How do you pronounce Avoirdupois?　answers.com gives the following:　　The English pronunciation is A (as in Animal) VER (as in oVER) DOUR( as in oDOUR) POIS(as in POISon). An regular Avoirdupois Ounce is exactly:28.349523125 grams0.911458333333 Troy ounces437.5 grains0.0625 pounds 　　A Troy Ounce is exactly:31.1034768 grams1.097142857142857 Avoirdupois ounces480 grains0.06857142857142873 pounds　　A Troy Ounce outweighs an Avoirdupois Ounce by 2.754053675 grams or by 42.5 grains.　　Now, that I have your attention please note that:　　A. 12 Troy Ounces equals 1 Troy Pound which equals 373.2417216 grams or 5,760 grains.B. 16 Avoirdupois Onces equals 1 Avoirdupois Pound which equals 453.5925 grams or 7,000 grains.　　Though 1 Troy Ounce is heavier than an Avoirdupois Ounce, an Avoirdupois Pound is heavier than a Troy Pound.　　Converting from one to the other is easy:　　To convert Avoirdupois Ounces to Troy Ounces:I. Multiply your number of Avoirdupois Ounces by 0.911458333333 (recurring)　　II. To convert Troy Ounces to Avoirdupois Ounces:Multiply your number of Troy Ounces by 1.097142857142857　　If you are not a stickler for accuracy Lynn Coins gives you an easier way to convert:　　Use this formula for an approximation to convert regular type weights to Troy Ounces.　　Multiply number of regular ounces by .912 to get approximate number of Troy ounces 　　Example: A grapefruit weighs about 127.5 grams, or 4.5 Avoirdupois ounces.4.50 x .912 = 4.10 troy ounces.　　To convert your Avoirdupois body weight in pounds to Troy Pounds use this formula:　　X = your weight in pounds　　X times 16 times .912 divide by 12 =　　Example:　　150 Avoirdupois Pounds times 16 equals 2400 Avoirdupois Ounces x .912 equals 2,188.8 Troy Ounces divide by 12 equals 182.4 Troy Pounds.　　What does your actual weight convert to?　　Hope you enjoyed this post.　　Clinker[/QUOTE]

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