There's no way to lift these by the pan. They're a pocket scale. I know there are more accurate scales. But I am shocked at how good these are...
No way these are off by 1 gram. As I said, I calibrate with the two 50 gram bars every time. I also happen to have some test weights for...
So you feel the scale should end at 69 saying there are no damage or wear free coins in existence? It just doesn't seem like that outrageous of...
It has to end somewhere. The scale ends. 70 is the end. Theoretically, there's no way for the coin to be anymore perfect in any aspect. There...
This analogy doesn't work. For one thing, drug stores make errors all the time and nothing happens. And then you are comparing an accuracy which...
All I ask is what is the definition of 'perfect'? A proof coin at 10 ft away looks perfect. A little closer it may still look perfect. Up...
Has someone tested this theory on a large scale? How could it be proven that nothing happened in transit? Too many variables. It's just like...
This is a good argument in itself. But really, it just matters to what microscopic of a level do you want to take it down to? If they're grading...
Grades are not just numbers. They give you order. This hobby along with some others, needs grades to assign appropriate prices. I don't see any...
Well, I disagree. You have to admit that there has to be a top to the scale. Right now, there are better condition coins than 69s so the 70 is...
Man, take a look at the national debt curve. In comparison, we were actually in fantastic shape through the 60s,70s and 80s. It could still...
In the 6th edition of ANA grading standards it states that MS-70 is a "flawless coin exactly as it was minted, with *no trace* of wear or injury....
This question is so insane it is laughable. "They" just got done printing off another 700 billion worth of new money, in addition to what they're...
Hence the drop in gas and precious metals. Your dollar purchases more silver again! $9-$10 range. It didn't go down, the dollar's purchasing...
Hate to say it but I'll defend the mint on this one. The metals markets are so volatile lately that you don't know what it's going to be a week...
lol I just went to the first one I had been to in about 15 years. Only about 40 dealers. I was overwhelmed by the selection. I had a list...
FWIW, if anyone runs across this thread down the road..... The book "United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide" by Bill Fivaz, lists the...
I've wondered the same thing myself. I imagine good counterfeits would match the weight close enough to where you couldn't tell. I know...
Yes, and then some, would be my guess. They may have been made 0.1 grams under tolerance to begin with and then had 0.02 or more worn off of them...
I bought one of these as well. Minor fluctuations in weight are to be expected. Some here told me that tolerances were actually tighter back in...
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