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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 months ago (2 children)

.9 troy ounce silver coin attached

It's a quarter.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ending in 1964 (IIRC) some US coins contained small amounts of silver.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A troy ounce is much heavier than a standard ounce. A standard US quarter weighs 0.182 troy ounces.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

yep! I was ignoring the weight part; I just think a lot of people didn't know US coinage used to contain some silver.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

is 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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I guess I underestimated the weight of a standard ounce. A little heavier then.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

Damn now the whole thing is invalid.