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what type and brand of scales do you guys have what have them?
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My friend is a jeweler and I "borrow" his when needed. I believe it is accurate to 0.001 grams (have not used it in a while).
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And a 11 lb Postal Scale from Office Depot for packages.
The name is LEE!
I must agree with Barndog on this one. The good old fashioned triple beam balance scale is the way to go when trying to measure the mass of coins, especially small coins like half dimes. Most of the small digital electronic scales, while convenient, portable and inexpensive, are simply not accurate enough for my purposes, and generally have resolution only to 0.1 grams. This would mean that for most half dimes, your measurement would be either 1.2 G, 1.3 G, or 1.4 G, with nothing in between. Almost all circulated half dimes would fall somewhere in between 1.2 G and 1.3 G, and all uncirculated half dimes would fall somewhere in between 1.3 G and 1.4 G, making scales with such resolution useless. The O'Haus Cent O Gram has resolution to 0.01 G. Also, with a balance scale you can easily perform specific gravity tests for authenticity, which can be very handy on suspected counterfeits. I highly recommend it.
Several years ago police in my area decided that owners of gram scales must be drug dealers and started seizing assets.
I don't know if this is still the case but it was a wake up call.
If I want to know how much a coin weighs, I first weigh myself without the coin and then again with the coin. The difference is the weight of the coin.
<< <i>"Ohaus 311-00 Cent O Gram Balance"
I must agree with Barndog on this one. The good old fashioned triple beam balance scale is the way to go when trying to measure the mass of coins, especially small coins like half dimes. Most of the small digital electronic scales, while convenient, portable and inexpensive, are simply not accurate enough for my purposes, and generally have resolution only to 0.1 grams. This would mean that for most half dimes, your measurement would be either 1.2 G, 1.3 G, or 1.4 G, with nothing in between. Almost all circulated half dimes would fall somewhere in between 1.2 G and 1.3 G, and all uncirculated half dimes would fall somewhere in between 1.3 G and 1.4 G, making scales with such resolution useless. The O'Haus Cent O Gram has resolution to 0.01 G. Also, with a balance scale you can easily perform specific gravity tests for authenticity, which can be very handy on suspected counterfeits. I highly recommend it. >>
I bought that model scale because of a recommendation by MrHalfDime about two years ago or so
The name is LEE!
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<< <i>Saw this on eBay... looks too cheap to be true: Link >>
I have a very similiar one
comes with a test weight
measures to 0.01 gram
up to 100gram
cost almost nothing
can fit in a pocket
Anybody know to test it's accuracy?
I weighted a Silver panda and it came out to 30.96g.
It didnt' come with a calibration weight to calibrate it with.
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<< <i>A old Ohus Triple Beam. Some of you guys may remember them. I use a new bill to verify it. 1 bill = 1 gr. >>
Ditto except I use a nickel to verify =5 grams
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<< <i>A nickle will weigh 5 grams.
So does a nickel.
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