what is one troy ounce of silver
Current Price Of Silver Per Troy Ounce. Silver is a whitish precious metal and has been used since about 4000 BC for various purposes such as money, silverware, jewelry and so on. Silver is measured in troy ounces. A troy ounce is 31.10348 grams. A troy ounce is about 10 percent more than the avoirdupois ounce. The avoirdupois is a weight system which is based on a pound which contains 16 ounces and also equals 453.59 grams.