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Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 3:06 pm I am sitting here playing with my new DiGiWeigh Model DW-1000BX pocket scale. Looks like a great scale for $15.00 shipped. Right now I have a new Puerto Rico State Quarter on it that according to my RedBook weighs 5.67 grams. The scale is reading 5.7 grams. This is my first scale so are the numbers close enough to each other to call it good? I read about calibrating it but I will have to buy a gram weight. Any thoughts on this? Thanks, Report this Post to the Staff

biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 3:57 pm A new US nickel is 5.0g. If the scale only weighs to 0.1g, 5.7 is the closest it can register a 5.67g item. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 4:03 pm The numbers are close enough to good. Frankly, if it were me I'd have gone with the DW-100 model, which only weighs to 100g instead of the 1000g of the DW-1000, but has a resolution of 0.01g. If you can afford coins that weigh over 100g, a cheap scale isn't among your worries. Report this Post to the Staff
Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 4:24 pm Just checked the weight of a new nickel and it reads 5.0, so it must be pretty close. I see what your saying SuperDave, one of the reasons I picked this one is my wife has some silver medallions that we wanted to weigh. I knew they were heavy and when we weighed them this morning they came out at 7.37 and the other one was 7.74 ounces, .999 silver. Here are some pics of them... Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 4:41 pm OK, you got me. I would be comfortable with the scale you purchased. Report this Post to the Staff
Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 7:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/12/2012 11:10 pm Weighing coins can get a bit scarry since there are tolerances in their weights. Also, many scales tend to change over time for accuracy. Also, some are sensitive to exact balance. All I'm saying is as long as you have one, might be fun for a while. I've got several of them and so far it's been years since I've used one. I have been thinking about trying one for those so called 1/4 pounder so many places claim for a cheeseburger. Report this Post to the Staff
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