troy weight

In Troy weight this is 0.1125 of an ounce.

An alternative system of mass is generally used for precious materials, Troy weight.

The origin of the troy weight system is unknown.

During the Middle Ages, it was an important trading town, and gave its name to troy weight.

The name troy weight for gold derives from the standard of measurement evolving here.

Troy weights were used in England by apothecaries and jewellers.

Like other precious metals, gold is measured by troy weight and by grams.

Troy weight was customarily used for precious metals, black powder and gemstones.

The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision.

The whole of the gold abovementioned is eleven hundred and eleven ounces, Troy weight.

Ounces of Troy Weight, and every Ounce contain xx.

Those things sound well, but they are shadowy and indefinite, like troy weight and avoirdupois; nobody knows what they mean.

The troy Weight then refers to weighing as if of small precious or potent goods, such as bullion and medicines.

"Two pounds, troy weight," declared The Shadow.

Troy weight referred to the tower system, the earliest reference to the modern troy weights is in 1414.

In the USA, troy weights are part of the United States customary units.

Although troy ounces are still used to weigh gold, silver, and gemstones, troy weight is no longer used in most other applications.

English troy weights were apparently derived from the nearly identical troy weight system of Bremen.

Troy weights were first used in England in the 1400s, and were made official for gold and silver in 1527.

The troy ounce is part of the troy weights system, many aspects of which were indirectly derived from the Roman monetary system.

The only system of troy weights in widespread use today is the British Imperial, more commonly known as Imperial, and its American counterpart.

Then troy weight is a style of weighing, like auncel or bismar weights, or other kindred methods.

Troy weight, avoirdupois weight, and apothecaries' weight are all built from the same basic unit, the grain, which is the same in all three systems.

These face values do not reflect their intrinsic value which is much greater and is mainly dictated by their troy weight and the current precious metal price.

Of these, the avoirdupois weight is the most common system used in the U.S., although Troy weight is still used to weigh precious metals.