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One troy pound is 0.8228571 avoirdupois pounds.

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When to use troy pound vs. when to use avdp pound?

I figured out in converting material from pound to kg for quoting purposes we must use avdp. 1 avdp pound = 2.20462 kg and this is accepted by OEMs as the conversion. I double checked that to 1 short ton = 2000 avdp pounds whereas 1 short ton = 2430.556 troy pounds.


What is a Silver round marked 16 avdp oz 999 How much should is its weight be Is this one pound or is it troy oz?

It is 14.5 troy ounces.2.5 troy ounces over a troy pound =12 troy ounces. Yes,the 16 AVDP piece does weigh one US pound.


How many ounces in one pound of gold?

Gold and other precious metals are usually weighed in the Troy weight system. The system used in the US is called the avoirdupois weight system or (avdp) where sixteen ounces equals one pound. A pound (avdp) is equal to 1.21528338 Troy pounds. One Troy ounce of gold weighs 1.0971377 ounce (avdp) and there are 12 Troy ounces in one Troy pound and only 0.822853347 pounds (avdp) in a Troy pound. Be extremely careful when you buy gold by the Ton to always know that both you and the seller are talking the same measurement short long or metric Ton. It could be an expensive error.


One lbs equal to how many ounces?

One ounce (avdp) (oz) is equal to 0.0625 pounds (advp) (lb). OR, One ounce (troy) (ozt) is equal to 0.08333 pounds (troy). so, there are 16 ounces (avdp) (oz) in one pound (advp) (lb). And there are 12 ouces (troy) (ozt) in one pound (troy). Hope this is of some helpt to you. :] Sincerely, Onel4stkill.


What is the difference between a troy ounce and an AVDP ounce?

Troy ounce is 31.103 gm. Avdp is 28.345 gm.


How many troy ounces are in one avdp ounce?

One avdp ounce equates to 0.911458 troy ounces.


Is 12 ounces a pound?

Only in the Troy Measurement System. In the US the Avoirduppois System is used wher 16 ounces equal a pound (avdp).


How much ounces is in a pound?

There are 16 ounces in a pound (avdp)


Are there 12 ounces in one pound of gold?

Gold and other precious metals are measured using tht Troy Measurement System instead of the Avoirdupois Weight System common in the US. A troy pound is equal to 12 Troy ounces. There are 16 ounces in a pound (avdp). The common point where one Troy something equals one Avoirdupois something and one Apothecary something is the grain. One pound (avdp) equals 14.583400600306332 Ounces (troy). So when speaking of gold silver or platinum a distinction should always be made on which weight system is in use.


How many ounces in a pounds?

There are 16 ounces in one avoirdupois pound, the weight system used for everyday purposes in the United States.However, there are only 12 ounces in a Troy pound, the weight system used for gold, silver, and gemstones.


How may ounce is one pound?

There are 16 ounces (avdp) in a pound (avdp).


What is troy .25 oz avdp in regular grams?

0.25 oz avdp = 7.0874 grams.