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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Good idea to bolt it down, if you can.
See if you can find a corrugated cardboard box of nearly the right size to drop over the top of it, to hide it.
That way it will just look like some sort of innocuous cardboard box, just sitting there. That is important if you happen to need a tradesman into your house, who may have prying eyes.
That is just how my safe looks sitting on the floor, inside a cupboard. I just throw other cupboard junk over the top of the box. It all looks very boring and forgetable.
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Moderator
  United States
16679 Posts |
Very good advice sel, thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
767 Posts |
I used to do maintenance for a big real estate developer. My coworker and I went into a big abandoned warehouse the company owned to clean up after the ladt tenant moved out, and there were several of those big 4 ft tall safes sitting on rollers in the middle of the place with their doors open.
We wanted to move them over to the wall to get them out of the way, but try as we might, both of us, strong and in our 20s could not budge them one inch.
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Moderator
  United States
16679 Posts |
I have this one crammed in a very enclosed fine place..I have to crawl on my hands and knees to get to it but the door opens with plenty of room. It was hard as heck to get it in there.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
I'll bet! 
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Valued Member
United States
63 Posts |
Sounds like a good deal! One thing I've found is that they never seem to be big enough, I agree with other some way to hide it or make it less accessible is better.
Also bolted down anything to detour or slow a thief down.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
9162 Posts |
I think you should have gone bigger, 5 years from now you will be looking for more room.
Bolt that thing down good Dave, then put a table cloth over it and no one will know.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2130 Posts |
Nice safe....You will have it full in no time! Don't put off bolting it down. Very easy to do and it will give you a peace of mind whenever you are out of town.
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Moderator
  United States
16679 Posts |
I just bought a couple rifles so I'll need a bigger one eventually :-)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Good one! My smaller one from last year is full already. Yes, bolt it down. I still need to bolt mine down. Am looking at Costco for my next one.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
My safe is actually quite small. For this reason, only the most valuable coins are stored in it. That is OK, because my collection is a working collection, and I am continually referring to it. Getting to the coins out of the safe, and putting them back in, is a bit of a bind. I am also a gemcutter, and about 80 cut gemstones (mainly sapphires), that I have cut for myself, are stored with the coins.
Only about 5% by number, of my coins are in the safe.
Edited by sel_69l 12/14/2014 10:46 pm
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Moderator
  United States
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Wow! Most of my contents (about 80%) will be coin/bullion related.
Gem cutter huh? I have a few cut gemstones as well including some Colombian emeralds and a deep green mine specimen crystal. Again, most investors don't consider gemstones :)
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Pillar of the Community
1325 Posts |
I would suggest checking the batteries very regularly since I don't even see a keyhole.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
 wot bigger rifles? OR perhaps the mint will have to make collector coins very long and thin, just like the Spartan cast iron money spits.
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Valued Member
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For years I've kept my coin collection in the safest place I could think of: under my bed. Seriously. It's a huge bulky bed and not really designed to have stuff under it, and it was major hassle to get coins in our out so I figured a thief wouldn't think about it.
Anyway, after several years, I decided enough is enough and got a safe deposit box in a bank. That was a hassle - my bank wouldn't give me one, and other banks required that I switched my checking account over to them, which I eventually did.
Personally, bank safes give me better peace of mind. A large and noticeable in-house safe might just gives thieves motivation.
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