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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;odhinn, post: 736816, member: 21571&quot;]<b>how useful is a scale?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Newbie here (first post!)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m getting back into coin collecting and have been reading with dismay about the flood of counterfeit coins, mostly Chinese.&nbsp; One of the articles I was reading about detecting counterfeit coins mentioned getting a good 0.01g scale and comparing weights to known values, as well as calipers, magnet, loupe, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The question I have about the scale is, unless you&#039;re talking about gold coins, it seems fairly straighforward to make a silver plated alloy blank that weighs the same as say a real Morgan.&nbsp; So how useful is a scale really in checking the authenticity of a coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>While I&#039;m here, how does one use a scale to check a slabbed coin?&nbsp; Wouldn&#039;t you have to break the slab to get an accurate measurement, defeating the point of buying a slabbed piece to begin with?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any insight appreciated.&nbsp; Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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