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To: NRx

Is that 92 troy tons


4 posted on 11/01/2018 9:15:15 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: al baby

The article does not say but I suspect that the answer is yes. Precious metals typically are weighed using the troy system.


5 posted on 11/01/2018 9:18:35 PM PDT by NRx (#BlackBart-notmypope)
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one “troy” ounce is 31.1 grams. verses an “avoir” ounce which is 28.35 grams. there for there are 14.4 “troy” ounces in an pound(avoir). verses 16 “avoir”ounces is an imperial(avoirdupois) or international pound. a “troy” pound is 12 “troy” ounces and was abolished by Britain as an official weight measure in the 1800s and was rarely if ever used in the US.


53 posted on 11/03/2018 5:33:51 PM PDT by gdc61
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To: al baby

the article says metric tons


55 posted on 11/03/2018 5:47:32 PM PDT by gdc61
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