That would seem like a reasonable guess, John, based on our view of how
often a troy ounce might be used--or how infrequently it might be used.
But when we had this discussion last (a year ago?) I posted a source of
readily available electronic balances that could read out in troy ounces
and even in pennyweights!
Jim
kilopascal wrote:
....
> The reason it might not be universally used is because there might not be
> any balances calibrated in troy ounces. I'm sure most dealers in precious
> metals don't buy special balances calibrated in troy ounces, but use common,
> readily available and serviceable laboratory scales calibrated in grams.
....
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