Gold: weight, value and size

Below is comparitive table of weight, value and volume of gold. It was calculated at the approximate gold prices as of May 27, 2008:

919.38 USD/oz. or 583.924 EUR/oz.

The last two columns give the length of the edge (in millimeters and inches) of a cubic block (same height, width and length) of gold of this weight and value, just to get a better idea of its size.

Avoirdupois pound	Troy pound	Troy ounce (oz.)	grain	gram	USD	EUR	cm³	edge (mm)	edge ('')
1/7000	1/5760	1/480	1	0.065	1.91	1.22	0.0034	1.5	0.059
0.00220	0.00268	0.032	15.4	1.00	29.56	18.77	0.0521	3.7	0.147
0.00746	0.00906	0.109	52.2	3.38	100.00	63.51	0.18	5.61	0.221
0.01174	0.01427	0.171	82.20	5.327	157.45	100.00	0.28	6.52	0.257
0.04233	0.05144	0.617	296	19.2	567.53	360.45	1.00	10.0	0.394
0.06857	1/12	1.000	480	31.103	919.38	583.92	1.62	11.7	0.462
0.69	0.84	10.116	4856	315	9 300.12	5 906.77	16.39	25.4	1.000
0.82	1.00	12.00	5760	373	11 032.56	7 007.09	19.20	26.8	1.054
2.20	2.68	32.151	15 432	1000	29 558.75	18 773.59	52.08	37.3	1.470
27.43	33.33	400.00	192 000	12 441	367 752.00	233 569.60	647.99	86.5	3.407
42.33	51.44	617.294	296 301	19 200	567 528.06	360 452.98	1000.00	100.0	3.937

The above table is also avaiblable as an Excel spreadsheet. In this spreadsheet, you can change the current gold prices, in dollar and euros per ounce, and then see the effect on the other figures at the mere press of F9.

For virtual electronic gold, see e-gold

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