How many ounces in pound of gold?

Answer 1

A pound of gold weighs 14.583 troy ounces. This answer is correct only if you mean an avoirdupois pound. A troy pound (used for precious metals) is 12 troy ounces. If you ask how many troy ounces are in a pound, you would normally mean a troy pound unless you specify another type of measure - there are several different difinitions for the measure "pound".

Answer 2

Gold is normally measured in troy ounces. There are 12 troy ounces in a troy pound.

The more commonly used ounce is known as the avoirdupois ounce. There are 16 avoirdupois ounces in an avoirdupois pound.

Answer 3

Gold is typically sold by the troy ounce, which equals 1.097143 (standard ounces). Note also that there are 12 troy ounces in a troy pound.

There are 16 standard ounces in a 'regular' pound. and 14.583333 troy ounces in a 'regular' pound.

Answer 4

The unit of measurement for gold is a troy ounce. In one troy pound of gold there are 12 troy ounces.

Answer 5

There are 12 troy ounces in one troy pound.

Answer 6

Gold, silver and precious jewels are measured using troy ounces. There are 12 Troy ounces in a Troy pound. One Troy ounce is 120 karats.

Answer 7

There are 16 ounces in a pound of gold.