Re: [DL] Weight of gold coins

[Frempath2@netscape.net]

CSA gold coins, easy, nothing, they didn't exist. :)
Ok, enough being smart ###.

US/CS currency had a roughly equal value when the war was in stalemate or outcome unknown.

So, if I remember correctly the $50 gold piece was 1 ouce of gold.  That yeilds $800 per pound.  So $15,000 in gold would weigh 18 3/4 pounds.

g'day
frempath



deadlands@gamerz.net wrote:
>
> Hi,
>     Here's a reference question for the list serv.  Approximately how much would $15,000 in Confederate Gold coins weigh?
>           Daniel Gwyn
> "Yeah, I'm bitter.  Dyin' does that to you."
> Pete Josephson (1845-1878)
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