they both weigh an ounce so they weigh the same This is not the correct answer...DuFuss. Gold is weighed in troy weight, one troy ounce = 480 grains= 31.2 grams. Brick would be measured in avoirdupois weight, where 1 ounce=437.5 grains or 28.4 grams. Therefore, an ounce of gold weighs more than a ounce of brick, feathers, lead, etc.
An ounce of gold often looks like a tiny little brick. At times, an ounce of gold will look like several little pieces of gold, not yet melted together.
There are 3.11 tenths of a gold coin in a troy ounce.
"Ounce", when referring to gold, means a Troy ounce. There are twenty pennyweight in a Troy ounce.
I assume you can make a brick of gold of practically any size.
I assume you can make a brick of gold of practically any size.
There are 20 pennyweights in an ounce of gold.
There are approximately 480 grains in one ounce of gold.
There are approximately 31.1 grams in one troy ounce of gold.
The web site of the US Mint (www.usmint.gov) answers the question. The dimensions of a standard brick of 99.999 pure gold, stored by the United States Treasury at Fort KNox, Kentucky, USA, are 7 inches x 3-5/8 inches x 1-3/4 inches. Each gold brick weighs 400 troy ounces, or about 27.5 pounds. Value of gold fluctuates daily. "Spot" value times the weight of the brick will give you its value. Spot value of gold at close of the markets on December 14, 2008 was $826.70 per ounce. A 400 ounce gold brick would be valued at $330,680.00 at that time. Bullion values worldwide can be tracked at www.amark.com, and many other money market sites.
One troy ounce of gold equates to about 31.103 grams.
Gold ounces are Troy ounces, NOT the ounce of common trade. A gold ounce weighs 31.103 grams. Check out Troy ounce in a reliable source.