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 United States
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Up until now, I was using the Red Book as their pictures are an accurate depiction as to the size of the Colonials. I purchased it primarily for my Colonials, as I want to transfer all my raw ones from mylar to airtites. I paid $4 on ebay. Anyone else have one? swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What is that exactly? Pics maybe?
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Moderator
 United States
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Used to measure diameter of coins.
Type "coin caliper" in google pics.
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United States
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ok, a caliper. I guess you got a digital one. I bought mine at Harbor Frieght.
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United States
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No, I wasn't going to pay $35 for something a $4 one can do. I would have went to Harbor Freight. Did not think about them. I love that place!
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United States
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I only go to Harbor Freight if they have something interesting on sale, or I want something cheap that I am not too concerned about the quality. I have their flyer beside my desk with a drilling jig marked. I don't need the drill bits and extra stuff with hardware store jigs.
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11/04/2011 10:26 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm a machinist by trade,so I've got 6 or 7 sets of dial vernier calipers
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I guess if I never need to know, I can put this one to work.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I hope Dave's have plastic jaws. Be very careful if you use normal metal-jaw calipers to measure your coins. Scratches and other damage are easily imparted from regular calipers.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Dvcollector that calliper is as flash as a rat with a gold tooth  |
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United States
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It does Brad and, I will lay the coin down on my mat, not hold it.
DV, that's crazy!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have two or three plastic ones. They work pretty good.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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With callipers, you get what you pay for. You pay less, you get less.
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Valued Member
United States
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actually DV,that is a micrometer not a caliper.....serves the same purpose though  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You're right..it's a micrometer. It's almost an antique...Swiss, jeweled movement...but it still works, and only $20 |
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United States
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vermontensium$4 is really good! What size lengthwise is it? Is it a digital caliper? I paid $20 bucks for a 4" digital caliper at harbor freight the other day just because I suddenly found myself in need of one but I had previously searched on ebay and couldn't fine anything for under $10 bucks. Only drawback on mine is that the jaws aren't plastic, I have to be real gentle when using it. Anyone that has a digital caliper with plastic jaws know how much they paid for it and where?
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Posted 11/04/2011 9:44 pm
