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How many teaspoons of gold in a ounces
Gill162  
Posted : Saturday, 3 August 2013 3:15:13 PM(UTC)
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Hey been getting fine gold off a beech and havnt got scales yet and I looked on net for how many teaspoons of fine gold in a ounce
Net said like 8tea spoons
And books I've ready said a tea spoon of gold per ounce

I'm sure one of use will hav a good idea?

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jafa  
Posted : Saturday, 3 August 2013 3:53:35 PM(UTC)
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That sight on the net that said 8 teaspoons for an ounce was it a a gold buyer web sight lol im pretty sure i was told 1 teaspoon was ruffly an ounce but there lots of different size spoons !
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Gill162  
Posted : Saturday, 3 August 2013 4:03:52 PM(UTC)
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I looked again was actually 6 tea spoons 2 table spoons and very please to here it's roughly a tea spoon haha cheers
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Posted : Saturday, 3 August 2013 4:49:56 PM(UTC)
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Fine gold would go roughly one rounded teaspoon to one ounce troy, or 31.1 grams. As said size of teaspoon would make a difference. Three $2 coins and a ten cent coin will weigh 32 grams. So if you can make some kind of balance scales you can get quite close. NUGGY
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