troy

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Silver drops 20.4% to $59.477 a troy ounce in the quarter, its worst since 1Q 2020, and the largest monthly drop since September 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Front-month gold losing 13.4% to $4,022.90 a troy ounce in the quarter, the worst since 2Q 2013, with most of the losses coming in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Gold fell 13% to $4,022.90 a troy ounce over the past three months, marking its biggest quarterly decline since 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Silver futures fell 11% for the week to $59.22 a troy ounce and completed the longest weekly losing streak since 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

They were dealing with substances which exist in pitchblend residue only in infinitesimal quantities—not more than three troy grams to the ton.

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine