Pennyweight is derived from the price for a hundred nails in 15th century England: the larger the nail, the higher the cost per hundred. The pennyweight also bears no relation to the weight of the American "penny" (1 cent) coin, which weighs 2.5 g (for those minted after 1982). Pennyweight A pennyweight (abbreviated dwt, from denarius weight) is a unit of mass that is equal to 24 grains, of a troy ounce, of a troy pound, approximately 0.054857 avoirdupois ounce and exactly 1.55517384 grams. In the Middle Ages, a British penny's weight was literally, as well as monetarily, of an ounce
There Are Listed Buildings There Are Listed Buildings "There Are Listed Buildings" is a song by Los Campesinos! and the first official single from their 2010 album "Romance is Boring", released 2 November 2009. It was announced through the band's blog and was originally distributed on heavy-weight 7" by the band themselves on their 2009 October U.K. tour before being sold in a select number of independent record stores. The artwork was designed by photographer Cari Ann Wayman and featured no b-side unlike all other previous singles by the band. The song was voted number one by listeners of Dandelion Radio in the 2009