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<title>Pennyweight Conversions and Carat Conversions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Weighing gold and gemstones can be a bit confusing. Miners use pennyweight and jewelers use grams. Gemstones are weighed in carats. The word &quot;carat&quot; comes from ancient India where carob seeds were used as small consistent weights. The word &quot;pennyweight&quot; comes from the old Gold Rush days when a miner would compare the weight of his gold dust against the weight of a penny. Keep in mind that a penny in 1849 was somewhat larger than it is today. <br />
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<strong>Pennyweight Conversions</strong><br />
1 pennyweight (dwt) = 7.776 carats<br />
1 pennyweight (dwt) = 1.55 grams<br />
31.1 grams = 1 troy ounce<br />
1 pennyweight (dwt) = 24 grains<br />
480 grains = 1 troy ounce<br />
1 pennyweight (dwt) = 0.05 troy ounce<br />
20 pennyweight (dwt) = 1 troy ounce<br />
12 troy ounces = 1 troy pound<br />
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<strong>Carat Conversions</strong><br />
1 carat = 0.20 grams<br />
1 carat = 0.1287 pennyweight<br />
1 carat = 0.0064 troy ounce<br />
1 gram = 5 carats<br />
1 pennyweight 7.776 carats<br />
1 troy ounce = 155.5 carats]]></description>
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