GOLD - SILVER - PLATINUM - CONVERSION CHART
The Weight of Gold, Silver or Platinum
 
1 Troy Ounce  = 31.1033 Grams
1 Troy Ounce  = 480 Grains
1 Troy Ounce  = 20 Pennyweight (DWT)
12 Troy Ounce  = 1 Pound Troy
14.5833 Troy Ounces  = 1 Pound Avoirdupois
0.9114 Troy Ounces  = 1 Ounce Avoirdupois
32.15 Troy Ounce  = 1 Kilogram
 1 Gram = 5.3 Karats (ROMAN)
 1 Gram = 15.432 Grains
1 Gram = 0.643 Pennyweight (DWT)
1.5552 Grams = 1 Pennyweight (DWT) 
1.000 Grams = 1 Kilogram
28.3495 Grams = 1 Ounce Avoirdupois
24 Grains = 1 Pennyweight (DWI)
5.760 Grains = 1 Pound Troy
15.432 Grains = 1 Kilogram
437.5 Grains = 1 Ounce Avoirdupois
7,000 Grains = 1 Pound Avoirdupois
1 Grain = 0.06448 Grams
 240 Pennyweight (DWT)  =  1 Pound Troy
24 Karats = 1000.0 Fine  =  20 Karats = 833.3 Fine
643.01 Pennyweight (DWT)  =  1 Kilogram
23 Karats = 958.3 Fine  =  18 Karats = 750.0 Fine
18.2291 Pennyweight (DWT)  =  1 Ounce Avoirdupois
22 Karats = 916.6 Fine  =  16 Karats = 666.7 Fine
 291.666 Pennyweight (DWT) = Pound Avoirdupois
1 Kilogram = 2.68 Pounds Troy
 1 Kilogram = 35.2740 Ounces Avoirdupois
 1 Kilogram = 2.2046 Pounds Avoirdupois
 Fine/Purity or Gold
21.6 Karats = 900.0 Fine = 14 Karats = 583.3 Fine
21 Karats = 875.0 Fine = 10 Karats = 041.7 Fine
Metric System Versus Troy System
The troy system is used to weigh precious metals in Canada and the United States. No Longer legal in the United Kingdom.
1 Troy Pound = 12 Troy Ounces
1 Troy Pound = 20 Pennyweight
1 Pennyweight = 24 Grains
The Metric System is currently used as a standard in all Europe, Latin America and most other countries in the world.
1 Metric Ton = 1,000 Kios
1 Kilo = 1,000 Grams
1 Gram = 1,000 Millgrams
Approximate conversions from U.S. Customary to System e
International D' Unite's (Sl)
Weight (Mass)   Multiply by:
Ounces to Grams   28.3
Pounds to Kilograms   0.425
Short Tons to Megagrams (Metric Tons)   0.9
Grams to Ounces (Avair) Kilograms to Pounds   0.035
Megagrams (Metric Tons) to Short Tons   1.1
Common conversions to six Significant figures
Weight (Mass)   Multiply by:
Ounces ( Avair ) to Grams   28.3495
Pounds (Avair) to Kilograms   0.453592
Grams to Ounces ( Avair )   0.035274
Kilograms to Pounds (Avair)   2.20462
     
Gold Facts
Gold will not rust or decay. Gold is more malleable and ductile than any other metal on earth. It can be hammered to a thickness of 1/250.000 of an inch. One Troy Ounce can be drawn to a length of 50 miles or beaten to cover 100 square feet.

Gold comes in different colors - yellow. green, red, white, - Which are produced by variations the allow. The most common metal used with gold are silver, copper. zink, and nickel. Silver and zink tend to give a greenish hue, copper a reddish hue Rose / (pink gold), and nickel / and these days Palladium is used for white gold.

Information used in this chart by Public Metal inc., was obtained from sources deemed to be reliable and accurate, but no responsibility whatsoever is assumed.

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