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Meow would like to ask all here what they thought was a decent scale to weigh coins. Meow is wanting a reliable yet affordable way to weigh coins. Meow figured people here would know best.
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Use the search box,but basically... 0.001 is better than 0.01 John1  |
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IMO, .001g sensitivity is overkill unless you plan to mainly use it for plated coins or extremely tiny coins (Greek silvers, Indian fanams). I bought mine (Smart Weigh SWS100) for $8 on Amazon, and has worked without issue for three years now; hasn't even used up a set of batteries. A postal scale is also handy while you're at it! |
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So since its only for coin collecting a very small scale seem to be enough. The scale in the link say its for 10 grams. So even a big coin like an ASE is less than 10 grams? Meow is drug dealer, so not very familiar with weight. |
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Almost 29 grams for a silver eagle. What ever scale you buy you will be using it for a long time. So why not get a better one like a 0.001 instead of a 0.01? John1 |
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Almost 29 grams for a silver eagle. What ever scale you buy you will be using it for a long time. So why not get a better one like a 0.001 instead of a 0.01?
John1 Yes being able to use for all coins would be best. So 50 grams or more scale should be good. do you have a personal favorite? |
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OOps, Meow meant to say "NOT a drugdealer, so not familiar with weight." Meow does not do drugs, but a little catnip once in a while can hit the spot.
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Most folks look for a coin scale that has a 500 or 1000 gram top limit and sensitivity to .00gr. The cheaper ones read just .1 (tenths) and for a lot of our coin work that just isn't enough. As Finn said, ancient coins can be quite small and to determine the denomination, accurate weight is necessary. Weight is also necessary when determining the authenticity of silver and gold coins, those that are fakes and counterfeits. So go for a minimum of a 500gr with .01g(hundredths) sensitivity. That should run under $20 on ebay, Amazon or other on-line order sites. |
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Thanks for everyone's advice. Lucky thing Meow asked, cause Meow could have bought one that was too small. A ASE is the biggest thing this Cat would weigh, so its good Meow was told what the minimum need would be. |
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