This electronic pocket scale is perfect for virtually any small item you can think of, and has been used within the home as well as by professionals. The flip-open cover protects the stainless steel weighing platform when the scale is not in use. The bright blue LCD display makes it very easy to read in the dark. Great for weighing diamonds & gemstones, gold, silver, rocks, fossils, other specimens, gunpowder & bullets, coin currency, dietary supplements, medicines, cosmetics, and more!