Pound (mass) a legal unit for trade (it was abolished in the United Kingdom on 6 January 1879 by the Weights and Measures Act of 1878), but the troy ounce, of a troy pound, is still used for measurements of gems such as opals, and precious metals such as silver, platinum and particularly gold. The system called Tower weight was the more general name for King Offa's pound. This dates to 757 AD and was based on the silver penny. This in turn was struck over Arabic dirhams (2d). The pound was based on the weight of 120 Arabic silver dirhams, which
Texas Precious Metals Texas Silver Round is 39.6mm in diameter and 3.3mm thick, slightly smaller in diameter and thicker than the American Silver Eagle. MINTAGES:<br> 2013 Texas Silver Round (Cowboy Reverse): 540,000 <br> 2014 Texas Silver Round (Longhorn Reverse): 600,000<br> 2015 Texas Silver Round (White tail Reverse): 400,000<br> 2016 Texas Silver Round (Coyote Reverse): Undisclosed<br> 2017 Texas Silver Round (Bobcat Reverse): Undisclosed Through Kaspar Manufacturing, Texas Precious Metals produces “monster boxes” and “mini monster boxes” for silver rounds made of durable cold-rolled steel. A monster box is an industry standard shipping unit for silver containing 500 coins or rounds and is usually made