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I was trying to rely on my coin dealer for a scale but never has any...... so ebay here I come. What I dont know is what kind I should get to be able to keep forever for all types of coins. should it be .01 or .001 these are just thinks I dont know. I would love any information. Thanks. |
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AS far as I am concerned .01 is plenty good enough!
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If you have a Harbor Freight store near you they carry a 500 gram scale accurate to .01 grams for about $12. With their 20% coupon that is always around you can get it for under ten. I love mine. Be sure to ask at the register for it as they dont put them out on the sales floor. They keep them behind the counter so they can size up who buys their "doper scales" before they sell them...lol. true story
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I dont think we have any Harbor Freights around here I might search online.
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I bought mine from Harbor Freight. Online.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's not just the increments, but the accuracy too. Most of the .01g jewelry scales work well. An .001g scale that actually has guaranteed tolerances will be $$. |
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Edited by oih82w8
11/30/2011 1:24 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would stay away from kilogram scales, because they won't be as accurate at the lower end. Here is a scale I can personally recommend. It's a bit pricier, but I have tested it against known weights and it's within +/- .015 gr tolerances. You can find it here--good sellers too. |
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I barely trust the cheap Chinese scales that say they are 0.01g accurate. I absolutely would not trust a cheap scale that claims to be 0.001 grams accurate. They are probably betting that most of their customers don't really need the accuracy, so won't complain about it. When you get a 0.01 gram scale, you sacrifice the capacity to weigh a total higher weight. With the 0.1 scale, you get to weigh to a higher total weight. For example a 100g capacity vs 600g capacity. For weighing individual coins, either is acceptable. The finer tolerance of the 0.01 scale may be helpful when weighing ancient coins or detecting counterfeits. The biggest plus of a larger capacity scale is that you can weigh multiple coins at a time, like a stack of 10 or a plastic container or an entire roll. I have a 600g 0.1 tolerance and a 100g 0.01 tolerance scale and paid a total of $35-40 after shipping from ebay. -wheatiefan Edited by wheatiefan
12/01/2011 12:27 am
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I barely trust the cheap Chinese scales that say they are 0.01g accurate. Well...not to diss Chinese goods; it's really about what specifications the products are built to. After all, China is building most of our tech now--iPhones, laptops, etc. Short of buying an actual calibrated balance for $$$, the scales made for the gem trade are quite good. I use my .01gr scale for weighing gems, so what's nice about it for coins? The fact that you can measure minute differences, and see how much coins vary in weight, or how wear will affect weight--both useful for forgery detection. Bronze US cents for example, weigh around 3.10 -- 3.35gr. If you ever try to calculate specific gravity on a coin, the tighter tolerances will be critical. |
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It's a bit pricier, but I have tested it against known weights and it's within +/- .015 gr tolerances. I think you mean .015 gm .015 gr would be +/- .001 gm |
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Quote:Harbor Freight! Is this it? http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-g...001b2166c62d1000 grams capacity, equivalent to 35.27 ounces I just bought this at HF. With the 20% off coupon the total with tax was $10.43 - It seems decent and should work nicely. Edited by Larryh86GT
12/02/2011 11:48 am
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After reading your comments I bought 2 scales. 0.1 - 1000g & a 0.01 - 200g, ought to do the trick.
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Posted 11/30/2011 11:44 am
