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<p>[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 3096793, member: 81093"]Thanks for your details response GDJMSP.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes indeed. Both the decimal places and the accuracy are important.</p><p><br /></p><p>Testing my scales on Geleverd Door J.B. Delius & Co scale weights, it seems my scales are 99.85% accurate. Which is probably not good enough for SG.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the moment I only have a cheap set of pocket scales, but I think I'm going to upgrade in terms of both quality and decimal places.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any recommendations?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of fineness and variation, thank you for the information. Yes, I often find coins to be out slightly (just ever so slightly), which I had put down to the fact that my measurement must be slightly out.</p><p><br /></p><p>On another note, can I get your view on something?</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn't cover this in my post above, as it was beside the point to my learnings on SG. I bought a Illyrian silver Drachme (you know, the 150BC type) from a reputable dealer on a reputable website (there are only a few that fit this description, but I'm still not going to name them).</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought it early in my collection days, as it is a very accessible type of ancient coin. I put it in the album and didn't think much of it, until I took it out one day (not too long ago) and immediately noticed it did not have the weight of silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>I then tested the SG, and found it wanting (and then some!) at 8.2.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was well past the guarantee period, but I raised it with both the dealer and the website as an issue. The dealer maintained that it was authentic, and that he would send me a certificate - which is nice, but anyone can print out a certificate (and I never actually got said certificate).</p><p><br /></p><p>I strongly argued that certificate or not, authentic or not, with a reading of 8.2, there is simply no way it can be silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I correct? Or am I being too simplistic/black&white?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 3096793, member: 81093"]Thanks for your details response GDJMSP. Yes indeed. Both the decimal places and the accuracy are important. Testing my scales on Geleverd Door J.B. Delius & Co scale weights, it seems my scales are 99.85% accurate. Which is probably not good enough for SG. At the moment I only have a cheap set of pocket scales, but I think I'm going to upgrade in terms of both quality and decimal places. Any recommendations? In terms of fineness and variation, thank you for the information. Yes, I often find coins to be out slightly (just ever so slightly), which I had put down to the fact that my measurement must be slightly out. On another note, can I get your view on something? I didn't cover this in my post above, as it was beside the point to my learnings on SG. I bought a Illyrian silver Drachme (you know, the 150BC type) from a reputable dealer on a reputable website (there are only a few that fit this description, but I'm still not going to name them). I bought it early in my collection days, as it is a very accessible type of ancient coin. I put it in the album and didn't think much of it, until I took it out one day (not too long ago) and immediately noticed it did not have the weight of silver. I then tested the SG, and found it wanting (and then some!) at 8.2. It was well past the guarantee period, but I raised it with both the dealer and the website as an issue. The dealer maintained that it was authentic, and that he would send me a certificate - which is nice, but anyone can print out a certificate (and I never actually got said certificate). I strongly argued that certificate or not, authentic or not, with a reading of 8.2, there is simply no way it can be silver. Am I correct? Or am I being too simplistic/black&white?[/QUOTE]
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