As of 1925 hours on 20 Sept 2007:

Copper - $3.5813/lb.

Nickel - $14.6579/lb.

Platinum - $1323.00/troy oz.

Gold - $733.50/troy oz.

Silver - $13.33/troy oz.

1 Troy ounce is equal to 1.097 Avoirdupois ounce. So to answer your question:

The price of 55.03 one troy ounce silver coins is equal to the price of one troy ounce gold coin.

One troy ounce of copper is worth $.2455, so 54.29 troy ounces of copper is equal to one troy ounce of silver.

Some web sites to help you with these facts and figures:

Kitco Base Metals

Kitco Gold Precious Metals

Mass and Weight conversion online


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