Storage Of Coins In Safes

I bought this product about 6 months ago for my 5 ft coin safe, and I could not be happier. I keep one of the combs on the top shelf and one in the very bottom of the safe. I keep the "thermometer hygrometer" in the middle of the inside of my safe door, it has a magnet back.

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These things keep my safe dry dry dry, the thermometer is always all the way down in the red. It has alarms that can be set to let you know of any dramatic changes. I would give it 5 out of 5 stars, it is well made, the heater will do a recharge in about 2 hours and will shut itself off automatically. I find myself doing a recharge on both combs every 7 to 10 days.

The price now is $59 with a 25% clip coupon. I purchased mine on a lightning deal for $35-$40 range.

I've had good experience with the "rechargeable" desiccant ... storing my coins in the proper 2x2 vinyl, keeping the safe consistently cool and dry ... all together great results.

Agreed! As mentioned above, a couple of gorillas and a furniture dolly can easily move a 600 pound safe, but if they can't get it off the ground, MUCH more difficult.

I think you will like it!

The combs should arrive in shrink wrap. They may require a recharge before using them, just gauge that by the brightness of the orange beads.

Depending on the current conditions of your safe, you may have to do a recharge on the combs within the first 24 hours of using them. If your safe has any moisture the combs will soak it right up quickly. After the air in your safe is stable, a recharge will only be needed every 7 to 10 days.

The heater will get the combs really hot when recharging them. Be sure to let them cool all the way down before placing them back in the safe. Cooling down completely can take up to 1 hour.

From what I understand this method has been used for a very long time. The original method the beads came in a metal bucket, and you had to put the bucket in your kitchen oven at 250 degrees for 2 hours. This is a much better modern version, that won't make the wife mad at you.

Yes, I keep my recharge base far away from where my safe is located.

Each comb is about 7.5" tall and close to 9" round.

I'm not sure exactly how long each comb will last. From what I understand you will know because they will stop taking a recharge. I have had mine for over 6 months now, and the beads still get as bright orange as they did since day 1 when fully recharged. I'm thinking they will last for a couple years, we will see.

Extra combs are around $20. I do plan on buying more when they go on some type of sale. Instead of just buying extra combs, I'm going to buy another set of 2 with the heater and thermostat, having that extra heater will be nice so you can recharge more than one at a time.

Thanks for the info, Humble Pie. That would certainly be an upgrade from the basket of loose silica gel packs I currently use.

That thing looks really nice. Right now I use rechargeable silica packs on each shelf. I try to keep the humidity in the 40-50% range in the safe, mostly because I worry if taking the coins from any lower humidity in the safe to the higher 50-60% humidity of my house, when I look at them, would cause any issues. Does anyone else have any concerns with that?

Although new, my collection is growing quickly and I am considering getting an additional safe. I have been keeping them in my gun safe, but have actually had to remove some of the extra stuff I kept in there (ammo, holsters, etc) to make room. I didn't know about the color changing desiccant pouches, definitely gonna get some of those from now on.