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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3904163, member: 75525&quot;]I have two digital coin scales. If you check ratings on Amazon, you should be able to find a good one at a good price. When you get a scale, consider a standard weight to check the scale. I started with a 50 gram weight. My US-VELOCITY scale works well. The scale has a weight range of 1 - 150 grams. That is way to low for some of what I collect.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1029150[/ATTACH] </p><p>Central Italy AES Signatum (bronze currency bar) with punched inscriptions: X and C (crescent)</p><p><br /></p><p>Late 4th to early 3rd century BC per seller, dating per T&amp;V page 16. Vecchi in ICC dates counter-stamped aes rude and cast bars 7th to 3rd century BC. “Interesting bronze lumps countermarked with a cross and crescent, probably symbolizing the sun and moon..”</p><p><br /></p><p>Fragment of an originally rectangular bronze bar, decoration indeterminate. The full bar was 68mm wide and part of the bar is this width. The small part is only 36mm wide. Length is 27 to 67 mm and thickness is 30 mm. The edge seams on one side is 15mm (or about 50% of the thickness) and only 6mm (20%) on the other side. <u>597</u> grams</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition: Green patina, fragmentary</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1029142[/ATTACH]</p><p>Aes Formatum 4th Century BC, central Italy. This is what the Romans used before they produced coins. Fragment (130x85x57 mm) of a flat, trapezoidal rectangular bronze bar. <u>2530</u> grams</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a 0 - 3000 gram scale from alibaba - Superior Mini Digital Platform Scale Digital Kitchen Measuring Scale. The cost was $3, and shipping was $11. I do not use the low weight scale much now.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1029152[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want a different kind of coin scale, you could go for one a bit older:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1029156[/ATTACH] </p><p>A rare George III brass rocker balance to verify Half-crown, Shilling and Sixpence, 147mm.&nbsp; A Patent of George Raby of 1778 for a rocker balance to weigh coins of these denominations, makes no mention of gauge slots.</p><p><a href="https://www.michaelfinlay.com/MF_WEBSITE_TRIAL/___COIN_SCALES.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.michaelfinlay.com/MF_WEBSITE_TRIAL/___COIN_SCALES.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.michaelfinlay.com/MF_WEBSITE_TRIAL/___COIN_SCALES.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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