Could use some help on a good coin scale please.

TURBO

Can someone point me to a GOOD, relatively inexpensive jewelry/coin scale? I bought a cheap scale on eBay that ends up being up to a gram off in either direction when weighing coins.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

AUandAG

How do you know it's a gram off? Just curious on what you are using for a test coin.

bob

LanceNewmanOCC

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i didn't get mine from ebay, but i've used it hundreds of times and have the weights to verify its accuracy and am very pleased for $25 or so

nice scale
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edited to add:

bought one of these later on, not from this seller
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TURBO

I have use pennies, quarters, nickles, silver dollars, everything. I wouldn't trust this thing to save my life!!
Note that I think I only paid maybe ten bucks for it. Then the set-up instructions tell me I need a 500 gram weight to zero it..sigh...don't have one of them laying around.

AUandAG

You can't use coins as an indicator as they are made to tolerances and not exactly on weight.

So, your scale might be right on and the coins might be a bit off.

bob

Cameonut

I bought an Ohaus scale and a 50 gram calibration weight on Ebay for not a lot of money. Works just fine.

AUandAG

Try this: 500 gram weight

lkeigwin

You have to wonder how accurate-to-the-gram-fraction a scale might be if it takes a pound weight to initialize it.
Lance.

robkool

I recommend the US-Magnum digital pocket scale... Never had a problem with it, and very easy to use. Paid $14.95 on the bay.
Check it out...

LanceNewmanOCC

<< <i>You have to wonder how accurate-to-the-gram-fraction a scale might be if it takes a pound weight to initialize it.
Lance. >>



that is why it is good to have one that has a max of 8-9 ounces (jewelry scale) and once that handles heavier loads imo
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ambro51

I use a small antique brass jewelers balance beam scale. It has a weight set including small aluminum discs down to 1/2 grain. I'd trust the weights given by this scale over a modern scale anyday

BAJJERFAN

You should be able to buy one that handloaders use to weigh gunpowder for not a lot of money and they are usually good to a 10th of grain.

lcoopie

I have a very inexpensive scale from ebay
accurate to .01G

comes with a 100g weight standard
and it is right on

I think it was $15


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