http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/and-how-much-would-jor-el-have-paid-in-kryptobux/ You may believe in the bible, or not at all.  en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-16T;22:27:00-05:00 jdsbluedevl@gmail.com A shekel, in the classic Biblical context, is a unit of mass.  1 shekel is equal to 180 grains.  As 480 grains comprise a Troy ounce, 400 shekels would be the equivalent of 150 Troy ounces.  The price of silver at the current time is $18.40/oz.  Thus, 400 shekels would actually cost $2,760 today.  So I don’t know where they got that calculation. A shekel, in the classic Biblical context, is a unit of mass.  1 shekel is equal to 180 grains.  As 480 grains comprise a Troy ounce, 400 shekels would be the equivalent of 150 Troy ounces.  The price of silver at the current time is $18.40/oz.  Thus, 400 shekels would actually cost $2,760 today.  So I don’t know where they got that calculation.

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