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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1800472, member: 19463&quot;]Forgive my intrusion on the US side (I collect ancients) but I need help only a US collector might know.&nbsp;&nbsp; My coin scales stopped working so I bought a new (cheap) one supposedly weighing coins to 100g to two decimal places (.01g).&nbsp;&nbsp; Now I realize that a cheap scales might not be accurate to that last digit but I&#039;m trying to calibrate the scales as best I can.&nbsp; My old scales came with a reference weight of 50g but the new one requires 100g for the calibration process.&nbsp; I thought that I could make up the difference using US coins - particularly nickels which the mint site gives as 5.000g</p><p><a href="http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/?action=coin_specifications" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/?action=coin_specifications" rel="nofollow">http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/?action=coin_specifications</a></p><p>IMHO, three digits is absurd to maintain with any degree of consistency but just how much variation is expected from a sampling of nickels?&nbsp; My pocket change contained four nickels which ranged from 5.09g (1959P worn to F) to 4.92g (2010P looks AU).&nbsp; Weighing the coins several times suggests the scales is consistent to the individual coin.&nbsp; Is this an accurate result for production run coins or would I possibly be able to get a roll of brand new nickels and expect better consistency?&nbsp;&nbsp; Is it common to find individual nickels over 5.0g?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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