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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 99755, member: 669&quot;]Yes and no.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never seen a scale capable of that kind of measurement for less than $75-100, and really good ones are even more than that.&nbsp; On the other hand, the weight difference is enough to distinguish with a balance scale.</p><p><br /></p><p>A balance scale doesn&#039;t provide a specific weight unless you have a commercial one with a set of calibrated weights, but if you put your the questioned coin on one side, and a known coin on the other, the heavier one will sink, and there&#039;s your answer.</p><p><br /></p><p>An el-cheapo version of a balance scale can be constructed from a round wooden pencil, and a popsicle stick.</p><p><br /></p><p>Place the pencil on a flat surface, with something on each side to keep it from rolling.&nbsp; Then very carefully adjust the popsicle stick so that it lies horizontally at right angles to the pencil.&nbsp; Place one coin exactly on one end of the stick, and the other exactly on the other end.&nbsp; Wellah! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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