Coin Safe

basicbob, this pvc pipe idea is intriguing but your friend must not have many coins. You can't fit a lot on a 4" circle unless stacked high and then it would seem is should jam. Or, am I missing something?
Jim

I am surprised no one has mentioned a GOOD security system, and a mean dog.

By a GOOD system, I do not mean one of those systems you see advertised on TV. It is a simple job to cut the phone line and disable those.

Most cities now have RF systems available that do not depend on phone lines. That, along with a GOOD (there is that word again) safe, will deter MOST theives. (The good ones are gonna get what they go after).

MM

On the PVC pipe thing, I think all he had in there was bullion grade gold coins, not even unc. and 3 inch rolls of $100 bills, and he must have had a small chain anchored to the back side of the screw on plug cap so that he would never have to fish for it it dropped.

If you live in a house there are many ways to store and hide coins. A safe is usually not to good an idea due to what is in there when you close it stays in there. Some large ones come with dehumidifiers or you could start spending a fortune on silica gels to rid the safe of moisture. Also, if you have guest over they will eventually see a safe and word gets around so a safe could actually be an attraction to some not so nice people. Just bringing a safe into your place could cause notariety in the neighborhood. The walls have ears and the windows have eyes and neighbors are nosy regareless of what some may think. Although friends and relative may be trusted they all have a habit of blabbing stuff they shouldn't but do anyway. Word not only travels but gets exagerated. A small 2x2 foot safe could end up as a wall to wall safe with a little gossip to help out.
As far as I'm concerned the best thing to do is just find a place to make a fake wall, room, etc. If you live in a house and there is a stairway to a basement, for example, it could be made to look like it is walled in below and a partial room put there. Corners of a basement could be made to look like a large indentation and a small room with a secret door put there. If that is done the door should be made heavy enough to make a solid sound when tapping on it. There are many places where such things could be done. One person I know had a unfinished basement and added an entire small room at one end with fake walls.
One nice thing is you can just add a dehumidifier to the basement to keep the entire place dry which is healtheir anyway.
Then there are attics, crawl spaces instead of attics, etc.

fire protection on the PVC thing is also non existant.

Carl, did I not see you on a James Bond movie making exploding socks or underwear or something?
Jim
Possibly. But it was a pen, watch and comb.
In my garage the car flips over and a 67 Black Imperial with green headlights appears.
Then of course there is my Bat cave. Now that is where I really keep my coins.

Carl,, I knew I had seen you in the movies.
Jim

carl, I have to agree. Fake walls, under the stairs, etc. That's the way to go. Probably a good idea not to put all coins in one basket either. Also worth a mention, be sure to tell someone about it, so if we check out early, the new owners don't undeservedly become the owners of the coin collection too!