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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's small enough to put on a hand cart and wheel it out to a vehicle in just a few minutes. Do bolt it down, and put a locking door on the closet or room it sits in, as well as securing the windows, if any. Don't let your buddies know you have it, word gets around, the walls of a school cafeteria are a giant ear.
Looks like that would hold about two dozen coin albums, or a dozen boxes of flips or slabs. Not really a lot of room. Plan on trading up later in life.
Don't move it into a dormitory or roommate situation, it will disappear as fast as you can say 'Beer money'.
For the $600 price target, consider treating the family to a cellular alarm system for the entire house.
Edited by paxbrit
08/23/2015 11:42 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I linked a safe from menards I was looking at. It's significantly bigger than what you want but it's under $600. I am on mobile so getting the link isn't easy at the moment. It is a Sentinel
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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My safe is home built from 1/4 plate steel, about the size of a shoebox, internally bolted to the floor, inside a cupboard, covered with rather humble looking corrugated cardboard box, clothing junk thrown over that.
Larger safes are much harder to hide.
Only my most valuable coins are stored in it, because the major part of my collection is a working collection
Edited by sel_69l
08/24/2015 08:26 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My safe is on the small side. bolted to the floor with snap off bolt heads(when you get to the right foot pounds of pressure the heads snaps off)it is now part of the house. unless you cut a hole in my floor.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't have a safe and don't want one. Reasons are as follows
1. If you have a safe, people find out. When they do, they assume you have STUFF to rob.
2. Safes are OK but cost a lot and you need a place for them. If seen by anyone, not good. If not, difficult for you to access.
3. Keeping a safe full of coins is OK but remember your locking in moisture. And every time you open it, you let in more that has no where to go.
4. Can't bolt down if your in an apartment. Not your property.
5. If in a condo or similar, you should check about weight loads permitted.
6. kept for a fire, remember a safe gets hot and inside stuff melts. Plastic around coins gets soft and melts all over the coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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just carl how you storage your if no safe I also was thinking about getting one to,if its another way I like to hear it.
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United States
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What are the best brands?
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United States
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Plus I keep my handguns in their. One more reason to have a good safe.
Moisture? Use absorbant packs. So. Cal we have almost no humidity. You Midwest and southern folks might want to double up on that :)
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Just Carl makes an interesting point.
If you don't want anything stolen or put your loved ones at risk,
don't own anything valuable.
It is quite possible to build a highly interesting collection of high numismatic value.
Over a period of 25 years when I was paying off my mortgage, I only added low value coins to my collection, because I was a very low numismatic budget. Never spent more than about $5 on any new addition to my collection in that period of my life. That represents a budget average of around $200, and 40 coins added per year.
The additions to my collection in that part of my life now form the lion's share of my collection of about 1,500 very interesting pieces. When buying in this part of my life, I was always forced to ask myself:
'Does this coin I am considering to buy, offer the best bang for the buck?'
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How much weight can a "normal" second floor floor bear? Don't wanna put a safe in the basement, even full of desiccants. The kitchen on the first floor seems rather, well, in the way (although as a center island . . .).
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United States
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Mine weights almost 300 pounds but mine is downstairs on a slab foundation.
That should not be a problem upstairs.
Heck, some people weigh that.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've got several safe deposit boxes. Why so many? Why not? At some banks they give great discounts if you have savings accounts or checking accounts there. Regardless, much safer that my house for the really expensive stuff. Also, great for birth certificates, stocks, bonds, wills, etc. All items that in case of a fire, you would want SAFE. If you live in a house, it is usually easy to make a false place somewhere. Usually in a kitchen or bathroom closet there is always room for a false door. If your handy and have a basement, always room somewhere for a fake wall or closet. Just look around your house. Must be someplace where you can hide stuff and still have access. I just don't like safes. Even having one delivered can start to many questions among neighbors. And if you have people over your place, a safe is really not easy to hide.
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United States
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I've got mine hidden very well. Only my wife and I know it's there. You'd have to look very well and with most home burglary lasting 5 minutes or less..good luck. Highly recommend a wireless home security system as well.
Plus mine is bolted down with 8" lag bolts in solid cement. I just like the convenience of not having to run to the bank all the time although like just Carl, I do have a SDB with my more important items.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bullmastiffs and a killer french bulldog keep a vigilante eye on all mine...lol I do have to clean slobber off containers and albums from time to time tho
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