Which digital scales should I buy?

[mikeburns67]

Hi all

i'm really new to stacking and am looking for advice on all the basics, including a starter kit.  Can anyone advise on a reasonable set of digital scales?  I'm assuming its better to pick up a pocket set as well as a more accurate home set?  Any advice is gratefully received.

[NewMSmatist15]

40 minutes ago, mikeburns67 said:

Hi all

i'm really new to stacking and am looking for advice on all the basics, including a starter kit.  Can anyone advise on a reasonable set of digital scales?  I'm assuming its better to pick up a pocket set as well as a more accurate home set?  Any advice is gratefully received.

I use an AWS 100 gram scale that goes to two decimal points. It is a small size, batteries last a long time, and it is simple to use. Most coins are not going to weigh more than 100 grams, but if you plan on stacking large bars you would quickly outgrow this scale. I use it for everything from weighing silver coins to US pennies to check if they're bronze.

[BackyardBullion]

8 hours ago, mikeburns67 said:

Hi all

i'm really new to stacking and am looking for advice on all the basics, including a starter kit.  Can anyone advise on a reasonable set of digital scales?  I'm assuming its better to pick up a pocket set as well as a more accurate home set?  Any advice is gratefully received.

This is the one I use - very good IMO

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Pocket-Scale-ROYALTEC-Batteries/dp/B071F93Q86/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527495253&sr=8-1&keywords=digital+scale+0.01

[terakris]

I use the same as BYB, work fine for what I need.

[Pete]

I specially like the reference to weighing medical herbs and the 40mm square plastic bags bought at the same time.

Cannot imagine what purpose these would be purchased for !!

[mikeburns67]

Thanks for the suggestions - I've gone with the BYB link.  Do any of you also us a more accurate, more expensive model, or do you just use the pocket model?

[kimchi]

21 hours ago, mikeburns67 said:

Thanks for the suggestions - I've gone with the BYB link.  Do any of you also us a more accurate, more expensive model, or do you just use the pocket model?

I check/recalibrate mine against Tanitas (best in the business imho). But so far (around two years) the difference has been pretty negligible.

I may have been 'lucky' on the cheap scales so I think it's best to have an industry-standard back-up myself. <edit> For gold mainly as little room for error there.

[kimchi]

@BackyardBullion do the Edinburgh Assay qualify weight as well as purity?

[BackyardBullion]

4 minutes ago, kimchi said:

@BackyardBullion do the Edinburgh Assay qualify weight as well as purity?

No

[BackyardBullion]

11 minutes ago, kimchi said:

@BackyardBullion do the Edinburgh Assay qualify weight as well as purity?

They just do purity - weight as never been assayed by the 4 assay offices. 

[HeavyT]

Does anyone know of good scale brand used by jewellers/coin dealers?

These cheap pocket scales always give me slightly different results each time I weigh the same coin e.g. a sovereign might show as 8.1 gram and when I weigh the same coin again 30 seconds later it gives me 7.9. Drives me mad, I want to see exactly the same result each time I weigh the same coin. Calibrating it doesn't fix this.

More than happy to pay for quality, what is the 'Rolls Royce' of digital scales

[caloundracats]

These are the ones I use, find them excellent.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Precison-Kitchen-Funtion-Backlight-Jewellery/dp/B01KZYKEVU/ref=sr_1_23?s=diy&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1527601401&amp;sr=1-23&amp;keywords=jewellery+scales