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<blockquote data-quote="Scott DeWar" data-source="post: 6633933" data-attributes="member: 49929">as of today, these are the bid prices:&nbsp;GOLD 06/05/2015&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 17:15&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1172.30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;SILVER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 06/05/2015&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 17:15&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 16.13&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;PLATINUM 06/05/2015&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 17:15&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1095.00&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; with copper at 2.691/ lb and nickel at over 100,000/ m. tonthese prices are in US bucks.some 9 years ago I made this little chart for the fun of it: [take note I have 1/10 lb for ed 1&amp;2 and 1/50 lb for ed 3.0 and later]&nbsp; Platinum:&nbsp; A coin 1.63 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/10 lb &nbsp; -&nbsp; A coin 0.73 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/50 lb&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Ingot&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 x 4 x 8 will weigh 48.85 lbs&nbsp; Bar&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.25 x 3 x 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; will weigh 11.45 lbs&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Gold:&nbsp; A coin 1.70 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/10 lb &nbsp; -&nbsp; A coin 0.76 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/50 lb&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Ingot&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.5 x 3.5 x 7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; will weigh 25.67 lbs&nbsp; Bar&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 x 2 x 3.5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; will weigh 9.78 lbs&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Silver:&nbsp; A coin 2.31 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/10 lb&nbsp; -&nbsp; A coin 1.03 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/50 lb&nbsp; &nbsp; Ingot&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 x 3 x 10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; will weigh 22.78 lbs&nbsp; Bar&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.5 x 2 x 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; will weigh 5.69 lbs&nbsp; &nbsp; Copper:&nbsp; A coin 2.51 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/10 lb&nbsp; -&nbsp; A coin 1.12 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/50 lb&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Ingot&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3 x 2.5 x 10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; will weigh 24.21 lbs&nbsp; Bar&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2.5 x 2.5 x 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; will weigh 10.08 lbs&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 1728 in[SUP]3 [/SUP]per ft[SUP]3 [/SUP][SUP]I based it off of these statistics:


[/SUP]&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; This chart is calculated on atomic weights as compared to 1 ft^3 of lead that I had found or heard or something -maybe when myth busters were doing the &quot;fly like a lead balloon episode&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; [TABLE=&quot;class: MsoNormalTable, width: 324&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Metal&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Differential&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 95&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Recipicole&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 120&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Ton&nbsp;&nbsp; x[SUP]3 [/SUP]in&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Platinum&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.092746&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 95&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.91512574&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 120&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 13.78632&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Gold&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 95&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.0&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 120&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 14.2&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Silver&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; .54352&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 95&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.83985869&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 120&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 17.40002&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Copper&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; .462176&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 95&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.16367790&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 120&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 18.36619&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Lead&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; .58756&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 95&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.70195384&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 120&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 16.95395&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Iron&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 109&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; .40797&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 95&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.45116062&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 120&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 19.14603&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp; [/TABLE]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; [TABLE=&quot;class: MsoNormalTable, width: 414, align: left&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 79&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Metal&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 63&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Kg/m[SUP]3[/SUP]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 99&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 lb=X in[SUP]3[/SUP]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 93&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; X in[SUP]3[/SUP]=1 ton&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 107&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 ft [SUP]3[/SUP]=X lb&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 112&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; X lb= 1 in [SUP]3[/SUP]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 79&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Platinum&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 63&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 21090&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 99&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.310134&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 93&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 2620.268&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 107&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1318.9486&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 112&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.76328053&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 79&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Gold&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 63&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 19300&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 99&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.431644&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 93&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 2863.288&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 107&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 1207.0039&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 112&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.69849767&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 79&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Silver&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 63&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 10490&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 99&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.634022&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 93&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 5268.045&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 107&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 656.03075&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 112&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.37964745&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 79&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Copper&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 63&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 8920&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 99&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.097616&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 93&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 6195.232&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 107&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 557.84823&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 112&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.32282885&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 79&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Lead&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 63&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 11340&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 99&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.436592&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 93&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 4873.184&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 107&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 709.18721&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 112&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.41040929&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp;&nbsp; [TR]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 79&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; Iron&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 63&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 7874&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 99&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.509189&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 93&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 7018.378&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 107&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 492.42138&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD=&quot;width: 112&quot;]&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.28496609&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]&nbsp;&nbsp; [/TR]&nbsp; [/TABLE]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scott DeWar, post: 6633933, member: 49929"] as of today, these are the bid prices: GOLD 06/05/2015 17:15 1172.30 SILVER 06/05/2015 17:15 16.13 PLATINUM 06/05/2015 17:15 1095.00 with copper at 2.691/ lb and nickel at over 100,000/ m. ton these prices are in US bucks. some 9 years ago I made this little chart for the fun of it: [take note I have 1/10 lb for ed 1&2 and 1/50 lb for ed 3.0 and later] [COLOR=#999999]Platinum:[/COLOR] A coin 1.63 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/10 lb [B]-[/B][B][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings][/FONT][/FONT][/B] A coin 0.73 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/50 lb Ingot 2 x 4 x 8 will weigh 48.85 lbs Bar 1.25 x 3 x 4 will weigh 11.45 lbs [COLOR=#FFCC00]Gold:[/COLOR] A coin 1.70 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/10 lb [B]-[/B][B][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings][/FONT][/FONT][/B] A coin 0.76 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/50 lb Ingot 1.5 x 3.5 x 7 will weigh 25.67 lbs Bar 2 x 2 x 3.5 will weigh 9.78 lbs [COLOR=silver]Silver:[/COLOR] A coin 2.31 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/10 lb [B]-[/B][B][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings][/FONT][/FONT][/B] A coin 1.03 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/50 lb [COLOR=silver] [/COLOR] Ingot 2 x 3 x 10 will weigh 22.78 lbs Bar 1.5 x 2 x 5 will weigh 5.69 lbs [COLOR=silver] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#FF9900]Copper:[/COLOR] A coin 2.51 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/10 lb [B]-[/B][B][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings][/FONT][/FONT][/B] A coin 1.12 in d. and .0625 in thick will weigh 1/50 lb Ingot 3 x 2.5 x 10 will weigh 24.21 lbs Bar 2.5 x 2.5 x 5 will weigh 10.08 lbs 1728 in[SUP]3 [/SUP]per ft[SUP]3 [/SUP] [CENTER][SUP][SIZE=4][U]I based it off of these statistics: [/U][/SIZE][/SUP][/CENTER] This chart is calculated on atomic weights as compared to 1 ft^3 of lead that I had found or heard or something -maybe when myth busters were doing the "fly like a lead balloon episode" [TABLE="class: MsoNormalTable, width: 324"] [TR] [TD="width: 109"] Metal [/TD] [TD="width: 109"] Differential [/TD] [TD="width: 95"] Recipicole [/TD] [TD="width: 120"] Ton x[SUP]3 [/SUP]in [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 109"] Platinum [/TD] [TD="width: 109"] 1.092746 [/TD] [TD="width: 95"] 0.91512574 [/TD] [TD="width: 120"] 13.78632 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 109"] Gold [/TD] [TD="width: 109"] 1 [/TD] [TD="width: 95"] 1.0 [/TD] [TD="width: 120"] 14.2 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 109"] Silver [/TD] [TD="width: 109"] .54352 [/TD] [TD="width: 95"] 1.83985869 [/TD] [TD="width: 120"] 17.40002 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 109"] Copper [/TD] [TD="width: 109"] .462176 [/TD] [TD="width: 95"] 2.16367790 [/TD] [TD="width: 120"] 18.36619 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 109"] Lead [/TD] [TD="width: 109"] .58756 [/TD] [TD="width: 95"] 1.70195384 [/TD] [TD="width: 120"] 16.95395 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 109"] Iron [/TD] [TD="width: 109"] .40797 [/TD] [TD="width: 95"] 2.45116062 [/TD] [TD="width: 120"] 19.14603 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: MsoNormalTable, width: 414, align: left"] [TR] [TD="width: 79"] Metal [/TD] [TD="width: 63"] Kg/m[SUP]3[/SUP] [/TD] [TD="width: 99"] 1 lb=X in[SUP]3[/SUP] [/TD] [TD="width: 93"] X in[SUP]3[/SUP]=1 ton [/TD] [TD="width: 107"] 1 ft [SUP]3[/SUP]=X lb [/TD] [TD="width: 112"] X lb= 1 in [SUP]3[/SUP] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 79"] Platinum [/TD] [TD="width: 63"] 21090 [/TD] [TD="width: 99"] 1.310134 [/TD] [TD="width: 93"] 2620.268 [/TD] [TD="width: 107"] 1318.9486 [/TD] [TD="width: 112"] 0.76328053 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 79"] Gold [/TD] [TD="width: 63"] 19300 [/TD] [TD="width: 99"] 1.431644 [/TD] [TD="width: 93"] 2863.288 [/TD] [TD="width: 107"] 1207.0039 [/TD] [TD="width: 112"] 0.69849767 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 79"] Silver [/TD] [TD="width: 63"] 10490 [/TD] [TD="width: 99"] 2.634022 [/TD] [TD="width: 93"] 5268.045 [/TD] [TD="width: 107"] 656.03075 [/TD] [TD="width: 112"] 0.37964745 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 79"] Copper [/TD] [TD="width: 63"] 8920 [/TD] [TD="width: 99"] 3.097616 [/TD] [TD="width: 93"] 6195.232 [/TD] [TD="width: 107"] 557.84823 [/TD] [TD="width: 112"] 0.32282885 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 79"] Lead [/TD] [TD="width: 63"] 11340 [/TD] [TD="width: 99"] 2.436592 [/TD] [TD="width: 93"] 4873.184 [/TD] [TD="width: 107"] 709.18721 [/TD] [TD="width: 112"] 0.41040929 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 79"] Iron [/TD] [TD="width: 63"] 7874 [/TD] [TD="width: 99"] 3.509189 [/TD] [TD="width: 93"] 7018.378 [/TD] [TD="width: 107"] 492.42138 [/TD] [TD="width: 112"] 0.28496609 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]

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