Re: Simple Question Contnued

On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 09:24:33 -0400, Lee <vegas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>If you could buy more accurate scales for the same money, why would
>they sell the less accurate scales?

Not everyone needs the accuracy. There are a lot of things you can buy
for only a slight difference in price but some real difference in
quantity.

Padraic.

>Lee C.
>
>On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 17:39:41 -0400, Padraic Brown
><elemtilas.NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 02:59:34 GMT, "Honus"
>><honus1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Padraic Brown" <elemtilas.NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:qhkte15lj70vrpf64bst4mq0ck7k7695la@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:43:37 GMT, "Honus"
>>>> <honus1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >"LM5403" <lm5403@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> >news:LbtHe.46355$t43.37116@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >
>>>> >> Weigh both coins as a prelimiary authenticity check. I have a very nice
>>>> >copy
>>>> >> of an 1842 dollar but it is light.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The 1842 dollar should weigh right at 26.7 grams, and the 8 reales
>>>should
>>>> >> weigh about 27 grams.
>>>> >
>>>> >What a timely response for me! I'm thinking of purchasing a scale for
>>>just
>>>> >that sort of thing, as well as weighing ancients. Is accuracy to a tenth
>>>of
>>>> >a gram sufficient for this, i.e. 26.7 as opposed to 26.72. I'm planning
>>>on
>>>> >putting it to other (legal) uses, and I might need that extra
>>>> >"resolution"...I've just been wondering about the numismatic angle. My
>>>> >thanks in advance for any and all replies.
>>>>
>>>> A good rule of thumb when purchasing ány sort of measuring device: buy
>>>> the most accurate one you can afford that will also suit your needs.
>>>> If the device can weigh out to the nearest nanogramme, you probably
>>>> don't need it for your purposes. If you find one that can resolve down
>>>> to the .01g level that is about the same price as one that resolves
>>>> only to the .1g or (worse) 1g, then I'ld go for the more accurate one.
>>>
>>>That's the question. Will I need one -for numismatics- that resolves down to
>>>.01, or is .1 sufficient? The cost for the better of the two is double that
>>>of the lesser model.
>>
>>As others have said, no probably not. The question is returned to you:
>>if you really want to weigh your coins, how accurate a weight do you
>>want? If the cost is double, there's no reason to pay for the extra
>>accuracy. Like I said before, if you can find a more accurate one for
>>about the same price, then I'ld go for the more accurate piece!
>>
>>Padraic.
>>
>>la cieurgeourea provoer mal trasfu
>>ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu.

la cieurgeourea provoer mal trasfu
ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu.
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