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Pennyweight

24 grains
1.555 grams
1/240th of a Sterling Pound o' Silver.
1/20th of a troy ounce o' Silver

Hmmm, last week an ounce of silver was 20 dollars. A pennyweight of silver is now the same as a dollar.

I suppose we should move the decimal two places.

dwt

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