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<p>[QUOTE="hiho, post: 750545, member: 21869"]How accurate is your scale? If it's resolution is only 0.1 gram it is probably just scale error. To weigh coins you really need a scale that has a 0.005 gram resolution. I have a Jennings that cost about $80 that I use and am very happy with after a parade of Ohaus that went bad after a year.</p><p> </p><p>And trust me, coins never change weight. It's always the scale.</p><p> </p><p>Please post a photo of the Lugano.</p><p> </p><p>Here's my favorite gold Schutzenfest medal. A 1910 Bern, Richter #263a, designed by Holy Freres. Only 400 of these were minted in gold. Imagine that...</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/hihoaudio/1910GoldBern-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/hihoaudio/1910GoldBern-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/hihoaudio/1910GoldBern-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hiho, post: 750545, member: 21869"]How accurate is your scale? If it's resolution is only 0.1 gram it is probably just scale error. To weigh coins you really need a scale that has a 0.005 gram resolution. I have a Jennings that cost about $80 that I use and am very happy with after a parade of Ohaus that went bad after a year. And trust me, coins never change weight. It's always the scale. Please post a photo of the Lugano. Here's my favorite gold Schutzenfest medal. A 1910 Bern, Richter #263a, designed by Holy Freres. Only 400 of these were minted in gold. Imagine that... [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/hihoaudio/1910GoldBern-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/hihoaudio/1910GoldBern-2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/hihoaudio/1910GoldBern-3.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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