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Checking online comments is enough to scare me into abandoning a purchase at all.
I read of scales which vary when weighing the same item multiple times; scales which automatically stop working after a given number of calibrations; scales which do not sit flat on desk; battery compartments which do not close; etc.
As I am a (very) low-end collector it would not make sense to pay $50.00+ for something I probably will not need to use for more than a dozen times.
Any good advice out there?
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What are you wanting to weigh, and why? How much accuracy do you need, and how much weight will you weigh at once? I use a $15 SmartWeigh SWS100 jewelry scale that I bought on Amazon. It weighs in hundredths of a gram and has a max load of 100g. It has been running like a champ for 5+ years and thousands of readings, but the readings sometimes vary by as much as a few hundredths. I'm not using it in the diamond or gold trade, so that is an acceptable margin of error for me. It struggles to read anything under 0.1g, which is like 3 coins in my collection. I have a separate postal scale that my wife uses for her home business. I use that for bulk readings where I don't need pinpoint accuracy. |
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Edited by Dorado
04/02/2019 1:17 pm
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Thanks fplagge... I've been wondering the same thing.
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Pillar of the Community
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Reply to Finn235: Just want to weigh coins, one at a time - with good 0.01g accuracy. Example: I have a 1983 Lincoln Penny which may be copper (3.1g) vs Zinc Alloy(2.5g). without a good scale I have no way to determine what I have. |
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I have the same scale as jimbucks and it's worked well for me.
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If you can afford it,go with one that reads 0.001. I do not know what brand is best,but if I was to buy a new scale I would go with the 0.001. John1  Edited by John1
04/03/2019 04:04 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You could make a simple balance beam to weigh the 1983 cent. Just put a non 1983 cent on one end.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a cheapo $6 one from ebay. It works fine and I checked it against precision scale at work. 0.01g resolution. |
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United States
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Joecoin: I read about and tried the fulcrum balance idea. It was all but impossible to maintain the balance when adding or adjusting coins. Thanks for trying to help.
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Pillar of the Community
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 Serving double duty. Extreme accuracy.  ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon
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I also use a double duty scale, Lyman D-7 no battery required.Ditto on the extreme accuracy,read in grains. |
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