BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldM to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHere's a little something sovcit picked up but hasn't actually tried.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down11
arrow-up1103arrow-down1imageHere's a little something sovcit picked up but hasn't actually tried.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldM to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75·3 months ago .9 troy ounce silver coin attached It’s a quarter.
minus-squaretiredofsametab@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up23·3 months agoEnding in 1964 (IIRC) some US coins contained small amounts of silver.
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 months agoA troy ounce is much heavier than a standard ounce. A standard US quarter weighs 0.182 troy ounces.
minus-squaretiredofsametab@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoyep! I was ignoring the weight part; I just think a lot of people didn’t know US coinage used to contain some silver.
minus-squarestrawberry@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agois 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
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoYeah, I guess I underestimated the weight of a standard ounce. A little heavier then.
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·3 months agoDamn now the whole thing is invalid.
It’s a quarter.
Ending in 1964 (IIRC) some US coins contained small amounts of silver.
A troy ounce is much heavier than a standard ounce. A standard US quarter weighs 0.182 troy ounces.
yep! I was ignoring the weight part; I just think a lot of people didn’t know US coinage used to contain some silver.
is it? Internet says it’s only ~10% more
Yeah, I guess I underestimated the weight of a standard ounce. A little heavier then.
Damn now the whole thing is invalid.