There are 480 grains in a troy ounce, the troy ounce being the unit most commonly used to weigh silver. There are 7000 grains in an avoirdupois pound, which is commonly used in the US, and 64.79891 milligrams in a grain.
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If that is a private mint coin, it is probably the weight of the coin.
1 grain = 60 mg = 0.06 g 0.06 grams are equal to a grain.
1 grain is equal to 0.323 Carat (int) 1 carat (int) is equal to 3.086 Grain
A grain of salt does not equal 1 milligram; rather, it is approximately 58 milligrams. This discrepancy arises from the historical use of the grain as a unit of measurement in the apothecaries' system, where 1 grain is defined as 1/7000th of a pound. In contrast, the metric system defines 1 milligram as 1/1000th of a gram. Therefore, a grain of salt is significantly larger than 1 milligram.
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1 troy ounce of silver is 480 grains.
The price of silver per grain can vary depending on the market conditions. It is typically a fraction of the price per ounce, with 0.002031 troy ounces in one grain of silver. Prices can be found by checking financial news sources or contacting a precious metals dealer.
In Ancient Egypt 20 lb. of grain cost 3 silver pieces.
grain ss means: grain 1/2 = 30mg
In Ancient Egypt 20 lb. of grain cost 3 pieces of silver.
1 grain is 64.799 mg
(1/8) grain = 8.09986375 milligrams FYI: Google "convert 1/8 grain to milligrams"
1.Grain Size 2.Grain Shape 3.Grain Pattern
1 grain = 0.06479891 grams.
250 grains is approx. equal to 1/2 Troy Oz. At current (01/17/14) silver price of $20.29/Oz. 250 grains is worth about $10.50. (Actual conversion is: 1 grain = .00208333 troy ounces, therefore 250 grains x 0.00208333 Oz./grain = 0.5208325 Troy Oz. x $20.29/Oz. = $10.567691
A grain is 1/438th of an ounce, or 15.4 grams.