Weight Tables

Avoirdupois is a weight system, utilized by the United States and England, for measuring commodities except precious metals, precious stones and medicines. The unit weight is the pound and is equivalent to 16 ounces.

Troy weight is a system of measurement for precious metals, precious stones etc. where a pound is equivalent to 12 ounces. The name, "Troy," is derived from Troyes, France, the city where the system was first used.

1 milligram =	0.1 centigrams
	0.01543 grains
	0.001 grams

1 Gram =	1000 milligrams
	0.001 kilograms
	15.4324 grains
	0.03527 ounces avoirdupois
	0.03215 ounces troy

1 Kilogram =	1000 grams
	35.27 ounces avoirdupois
	32.15 ounces troy
	2.2046 pounds avoirdupois
	2.6792 pounds troy

1 Ounce Avoirdupois =	437.500 grains
	28.3495 grams
	0.91146 ounces troy
	0.06250 pounds avoirdupois
	0.02835 kilograms

1 Ounce Troy =	480 grains
	31.1035 grams
	1.0971 ounces avoirdupois
	20 pennyweights
	0.08333 pounds troy
	0.06857 pounds avoirdupois

1 Pound Avoirdupois =	453.592 grams
	16 ounces avoirdupois
	14.5833 ounces troy
	0.4536 kilograms
	1.21528 pounds troy

1 Pound Troy =	373.242 grams
	5760 grains
	12 ounces troy
	0.37324 kilograms
	0.82286 pounds avoirdupois

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