troy

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Starting in early March, gold futures went from $5,300 a troy ounce to a low of below $4,400 by the end of the month, according to FactSet data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

In early European trading, gold was up 1.4% to $4,785.40 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

—Gold prices eased in early European trading but remain above $4,800 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

—Gold prices rose to $4,800 a troy ounce, supported by a softer U.S. dollar and oil below $100 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In the twentieth of his reign, he coined twenty-two shillings from a pound troy; in his twenty-seventh year, he coined twenty-five shillings.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. by Hume, David