Hi all,
I bought a DigiWeigh DW-100AX scale for weighing my coins, and it arrived yesterday. Before I purchased it, I made sure that it weighs down to .01 grams. That was a great suggestion that I picked up from this forum. The scale only cost me $25. The seller paid for shipping.
It does seem to be a rather delicate piece of hardware, but I think that's to be expected for something purchased for $25. It's something that I'll have to keep out of the reach of my 21 month old son
I haven't started checking the weight of the coins in my collection as they're at the bank. However, I did practice by weighing some nickels, dimes, and quarters from regular change.
Something that I noticed while weighing the regular change is that what my scale was showing as the weight of the coins was just slightly different than what my Redbook shows as the official weight. For example, I weighed several Roosevelt dimes, which Redbook shows as 2.27 grams, but my scale showed them as 2.25, 2.24, and 2.28 grams. I gather that there's probably some standard deviation in weight that acceptable. Is this correct?
When I bring my collection home and start checking the weight of the more valuable coins, at what point should I get worried? If one of my half eagles shows .05 grams difference than Redbook, does that mean that it's likely to be counterfeit?
What are the standards that you all use to test the weight of your coins?
-StephenS
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