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  2. Homer (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A homer (Hebrew: חֹמֶר ḥōmer, plural חמרם ḥomārim; also כֹּר kōr) is a biblical unit of volume used for liquids and dry goods. One homer is equal to 10 baths , or what was also equivalent to 30 seahs ; each seah being the equivalent in volume to six kabs , and each kab equivalent in volume to 24 medium-sized eggs. [ 1 ]

  3. Gold certificate (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A Series 1934 $10,000 gold certificate depicting Salmon P. Chase, Smithsonian Institution. Gold certificates were issued by the United States Treasury as a form of representative money from 1865 to 1933. While the United States observed a gold standard, the certificates offered a more convenient way to pay in gold than the use of coins

  4. Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In general however, length, volume, and mass are derived from a theoretical standard cube, called 'gur (also spelled kor in some literature)', filled with barley, wheat, water, or oil. However, because of the different specific gravities of these substances combined with dual numerical bases ( sexagesimal or decimal ), multiple sizes of the gur ...

  5. Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The Israelite system of measuring area was fairly informal; the biblical text merely measures areas by describing how much land could be sown with a certain volume measure of seed, for example the amount of land able to be sown with 2 seahs of barley. [21]

  6. How Much Is a Gold Bar Worth?

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    How much is .9999 gold today? As of October 26, .9999 told is worth $1,995.80 per troy ounce. How much does a gold bar weigh? Gold bars come in standard sizes ranging from one to 400 ounces.

  7. United States one-hundred-thousand-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    The reverse exhibits orange ink rather than gold, with a large "100,000" in front of a dollar sign. Orange rays extend from the center. [8] The $100,000 bill is a part of the 1934 gold certificate series, comprising also $100, $1,000, and $10,000 notes. [6]

  8. How much is a gold bar worth?

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    How much are gold bars worth? The price of a gold bar depends on two key factors: the size of the bar and the spot price of the shiny metal. As of July 24, the spot price is $2,397.50 per troy ...

  9. List of Dick Tracy characters - Wikipedia

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    Kidnapper of Homer (PeanutButter) Barley and crusading newspaper columnist Jack Grafic. Shot to death by his sister, who was tired of having her home used as a hideout. Constable Caleb (1941) - Law officer of Smallville; set by Tracy to keep an eye on Doc Codd; arrested with Codd by Tracy for taking a bribe from Doc Codd.