fineness

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Any coin issued under the laws of any state or any gold, silver, platinum or palladium bullion of a certain fineness, if a trustee keeps physical possession of it, are not included.

From MarketWatch

The fineness of your crumbs is more important than the type of bread used.

From New York Times

To recreate the specific shape, volume and fineness of Trump’s hair, stylist Orla Carroll commissioned a baldpate prosthetic and also highlighted Gleeson’s real hair.

From Los Angeles Times

This act of renunciation drives home one of Burroughs’s main themes: That despite a brutish, not British, upbringing, Kala’s son possesses unassailable nobility and fineness of character.

From Washington Post

The trial of the Pyx is the formal testing of the coin of the realm, to ensure its being of the requisite weight and fineness.

From Nature