Troy ounces vs. regular ounces

[psychocaveman]

I've always calculated the number of ounces in my stack using 35.274 ounces per kilo, but I just realized i might've been supposed to use troy ounces instead, which is 32.150. Now I'm so confused , can anyone clear this up for me?

 

[dgu3tta46]

It depends on what youre measuring i think. If youre talking about precious metals like gold or silver, you should be using troy ounces, which is 32.1507 per kilo. The 35.274 ounces per kilo is for avoirdupois ounces, used for most other goods. So yea, for your stack, switch to troy ounces to get the accurate count. Hope this helps

 

[maxwellsilverhammer]

99% of time use troy ounces "ozt." you will only fine the occasional generic specialty round issued by a private mint that confuses the market using avoirdupois ounces for their specialty rounds. why -no one knows. an example is the half pound silver round that can sometimes be either one without clear markings... the highland mint does this and a couple others. it is confusing. you have to actually weigh it to find out exactly what to pay. just one more reason i do not buy these so expensive so called specialty items. in dealing with precious metals ALWAYS use troy ounces as your measurement .

 

[Ag.]

99% of time use troy ounces "ozt." you will only fine the occasional generic specialty round issued by a private mint that confuses the market using avoirdupois ounces for their specialty rounds. why -no one knows. an example is the half pound silver round that can sometimes be either one without clear markings... the highland mint does this and a couple others. it is confusing. you have to actually weigh it to find out exactly what to pay. just one more reason i do not buy these so expensive so called specialty items. in dealing with precious metals ALWAYS use troy ounces as your measurement .

Well, well. @maxwellsilverhammer That's a good call on avoiding those oddball rounds. I previously ran into the same issue and it's just not worth the headache when everything else in the market sticks to troy.