8 Pounds Of Gold Coins Stolen From Nearby Home

I've had my SDB for 5 years now and have almost every one of my coins is in it. I am 100% convinced they are safer there than in my house, especially in the L.A. area where I live for now.

I hear ya. You can never assume anything accept when you live where I do, and home invasion robberies are a normal occurrence, I'll take that chance. I know in this day and age it means nothing, but my bank didn't lend irresponsibly to people who should have never been giving a cent because of income,credit,whatever. They have been around since 1849 and must be doing something right. Again, I believe a SDB is still the safest method...out of the house or apartment. Just my 2 cents :-)

Yeah I know what you mean. Home invasions are such a scary thought. You can get clever with hiding spots, but if the bad guys come in and threaten to kill one of your loved ones, most will give in with the hiding spots. There have been times I've seriously thought of just selling all of my coins just to avoid the risks associated with having them, but what fun would that be? :)

Good advice! I guess it goes back to my days of being self employed and having almost all of my life savings tied up in coins/bullion. I felt like I wanted some control over what I had worked hard for my whole life. :)

Great point. Make sure your bank is on high ground where flooding is an issue. Remember, the banks have no control over mother nature. In So. Cal., earthquakes are our biggest concern, and we are due for a big one. Looting then sets in.

Hope I'm not in a deep sleep if that ever happens. My .45 is in the nightstand next to me.
Too bad about your neighbor :-(

Not sure if you know how true what your saying is really true. For an example I used to go to Wisconsin a lot due to the ability to purchase guns and ammo really cheap and usually no paper work. I was interested in buying some land in an area so I went to a local farm to ask about a section that was for sale. No one was home but a passer by yelled to me to just go in and sit at the kitchen table. They will be home soon. The doors were all open but being a city person I wouldn't think of going into someone's home without them being there. In a nearby town I noticed most of the cars had a key in the lock of the trunk. I asked about that at a store. Why of course, I was told, that way the locks don't freeze as easily. And just who would steal something from a car anyway? I spent a lot of time in that area and found as a rule no one locked doors, windows, cars, stores, etc. Actually thought it was funny that you could go into a store at night, get something, leave the money on the counter, leave and no one was there. Those are the type of people that can and do leave valuables laying all over the place.
Compare that with about 10 home robberies in my block where I live in recent years. Cars locked, bars on windows, people afraid to go out at night.