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Message:: [QUOTE="stroligep, post: 1086946, member: 28684"]I've been looking for junk mercury dimes on eBay, came across this seller who is running a few of these auctions: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190493933938&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp5039.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D190493933938%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190493933938&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp5039.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D190493933938%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190493933938&ru=http://shop.ebay.com:80/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5039.m570.l1313&_nkw=190493933938&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_fvi=1&_rdc=1</a> They are advertising one ounce of mercs for open bidding. But they didn't say whether they were using avoirdupois or troy ounces. I assumed troy ounces, but decided to write and ask. They are using avoirdupois.  That means you would be getting a little more than one dime less for your money. I wrote them back thanking them for the clarification and told them that I bet most buyers believe it is troy ounces if they know the difference at all. Would you expect ounces to be in troy for bullion weight, or am I expecting too much?[/QUOTE]