Weigh a new dime for me, please....

tjhands · April 13, 2005, 02:25 PM

Hi. I'm still wondering about the accuracy of my scale. I don't have check weights, so I'm needing someone (a few people would be better yet) to weigh a dime for me and tell me how many grains your scale reads. Find as new and shiney a dime as possible. If people's readings are similar, then I'll know approximately what to look for. Thanks!

OtG · April 13, 2005, 03:08 PM

35.2 grains, on my Lee Safety scale.

You're welcome.

kkb · April 13, 2005, 03:24 PM

Three dimes from two scales that agree...
yr.....weight
2004 35.5
1996 35.1
2003 34.6

tjhands · April 13, 2005, 03:51 PM

Guys! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I'll check mine when I get home tonight. Appreciate the favor.

Robert M Boren Sr · April 13, 2005, 08:00 PM

Pacific or hornady scale with check weights dime, 2002, 35.2 gr.

Ruger4570 · April 14, 2005, 10:35 AM

I found this interesting so I weighed 3 dimes on two scales.. 1 was a redding balance beam and the other was a "Dura Scale" electronic from Old Will Knot which was very reasonably priced at around $70.00

Dura Scale Redding

35.6 gr. 35.6 gr
34.5 gr 34.45 gr
35.6 gr 35.55 gr

Scales match up pretty close. Interesting exercize

Sam Adams · April 21, 2005, 11:20 AM

Per the US Mint website, a dime is supposed to weigh 2.268 grams. This works out to 35.44 grains. This is if the dime is new (i.e. not worn, which reduces weight) and if made exactly to specs. I'm going to do this at home with a very shiny new dime, and if it weighs 35.4 grains then I'll be happy.

tjhands · April 21, 2005, 11:23 AM

Good on ya, Sam.

Johnny Guest · April 21, 2005, 08:33 PM

Sierra match and varmint bullets are always spot-on in weight. Using a 50 gr .223 bullet, the weight will be WELL under plus-or-minus one-tenth grain. Really, you normally find they run between 49.95 and 50.05 grains.

Best,
Johnny

kmca · April 21, 2005, 08:44 PM

Hi,
I remember a few years ago that a gentleman took a coin of some sort to his local pharmacy, when it wasn't busy, and they weighed it for him.

Good Luck,
Keith

April 13, 2005, 02:25 PM	#1
tjhands Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Posts: 1,718	Weigh a new dime for me, please.... Hi. I'm still wondering about the accuracy of my scale. I don't have check weights, so I'm needing someone (a few people would be better yet) to weigh a dime for me and tell me how many grains your scale reads. Find as new and shiney a dime as possible. If people's readings are similar, then I'll know approximately what to look for. Thanks!

April 21, 2005, 11:20 AM	#7
Sam Adams Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2001 Location: Somewhere in the Republic of Texas Posts: 250	Per the US Mint website, a dime is supposed to weigh 2.268 grams. This works out to 35.44 grains. This is if the dime is new (i.e. not worn, which reduces weight) and if made exactly to specs. I'm going to do this at home with a very shiny new dime, and if it weighs 35.4 grains then I'll be happy. __________________ "The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." Samuel Adams "Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an American." Tench Coxe 2/20/1788 "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands, which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." Samuel Adams "Love work, hate domination, and do not let your name come to the attention of the ruling powers." -- The Talmud, "Sayings of the Fathers"

April 21, 2005, 08:33 PM	#9
Johnny Guest Moderator in Memoriam Join Date: August 28, 1999 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,123	And just for future reference - - Sierra match and varmint bullets are always spot-on in weight. Using a 50 gr .223 bullet, the weight will be WELL under plus-or-minus one-tenth grain. Really, you normally find they run between 49.95 and 50.05 grains. Best, Johnny

April 13, 2005, 03:08 PM	#2
OtG Junior Member Join Date: June 27, 2004 Posts: 2	35.2 grains, on my Lee Safety scale. You're welcome.

April 13, 2005, 03:24 PM	#3
kkb Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2004 Location: Western Slope, Colorado Posts: 403	Three dimes from two scales that agree... yr.....weight 2004 35.5 1996 35.1 2003 34.6

April 13, 2005, 03:51 PM	#4
tjhands Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Posts: 1,718	Guys! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'll check mine when I get home tonight. Appreciate the favor.

April 13, 2005, 08:00 PM	#5
Robert M Boren Sr Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2004 Location: NW Montana Posts: 269	Pacific or hornady scale with check weights dime, 2002, 35.2 gr.

April 14, 2005, 10:35 AM	#6
Ruger4570 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 2,136	I found this interesting so I weighed 3 dimes on two scales.. 1 was a redding balance beam and the other was a "Dura Scale" electronic from Old Will Knot which was very reasonably priced at around $70.00 Dura Scale Redding 35.6 gr. 35.6 gr 34.5 gr 34.45 gr 35.6 gr 35.55 gr Scales match up pretty close. Interesting exercize

April 21, 2005, 11:23 AM	#8
tjhands Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Posts: 1,718	Good on ya, Sam.

April 21, 2005, 08:44 PM	#10
kmca Junior Member Join Date: January 10, 2005 Posts: 10	Hi, I remember a few years ago that a gentleman took a coin of some sort to his local pharmacy, when it wasn't busy, and they weighed it for him. Good Luck, Keith