Looking for scales or balances to use to weigh gold for buying and selling?  Be sure to contact your state weights and measures department to make sure you buy a scale that will pass inspection.  Legal for Trade scales are intended by the manufacturer for use in commercial applications where product is bought or sold by weight.  Legal for Trade is also known as "NTEP Approved" or "Certified Scales". 

NTEP legal for trade scales are available in various sizes from small NTEP lab balances, to retail bench scales you would see at a deli or produce stand, to large platform scales for shipping centers.  So for jewelers scales for weighing gold and silver remember do some research first by finding a selection of NTEP approved scales, then run the list by your state weights and measures department to make sure the legal for trade scales will pass your state inspection.