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I keep all my valuable coins in my safe deposit boxes at the bank. When I do have a few coins home to study, sell or photograph, I keep them in a safe to discourage any quick opportunist. But I am well aware that a determined thief who thinks you have valuables can be very resourceful so I just never keep much at home. I also am a firm believer in the pack of dogs to raise the alarm and my uncles "Smith, Wesson and Colt" to help me defend my home. Just go get a safe deposit bank at the closest bank to your house or work. Most banks around here give you one free if you open a certain type of account and keep a minimum balance.
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There are many U-tube videos showing how easy it is to break into the cheaper safes on the market. I studied those for some time before going shopping. I picked up my own larger FP gun safe and delivered it with family help. we are discreet and don't advertise the fact we have it.
I also do not keep all my eggs in one basket. As a remodelor I have often been asked to build in a secret hiding place for customers and I have a few of those in my own house, so even if thieves somehow openned my safe or carried it off, they would not have my whole stash. Not even all family members know where it all is
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Not even all family members know where it all is Possibly the smartest thing you did. Everyone should remember that even a member of their own family could be a crook. All crooks are somebody's family member. |
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Good advice, Piffin  The first image that popped into my head was a way in the future episode of "This Old House." Two contractors are tearing down an inside wall and out tumbles silver and gold!  |
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I'd like to get a (in concrete) floor safe like the businesses use. That also should be fairly fire proof under ground and easy to hide (cover up). Anyone know of a good brand?
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I have been pondering buying a SentrySafe (model S7371) ... I admit that it is quite expensive ($1650 CAN), but it seems to be exactly what I want in a safe (40" high, 26" wide, 24" deep => 4.6cft), fireproof, super heavy-duty materials => it weighs 534 lbs! ... I'm gonna bolt it down to my concrete basement floor, so even if the cunning thieves somehow cut through the bolts, they'll have to haul the 534 lb safe up my basement stairs (my back hurts just thinking about it!) ...
NOTE => my second idea involved a 10 foot diameter boulder, blow-darts and booby-trapped walls that close-in on the thief if they hit the trip-wire ...
Both ideas have merit
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Wow, apparently shopping for safes is even more random than hunting for coins! ...
=> SentrySafe (model S7371):
STAPLES = $1650
SEARS = $1299
THE HOME DEPOT = $1099
Tat's quite a random shotgun spray, no? ... geesh, they need a Charlton Standard Catalogue associated with "safes" to keep people honest!
Man, the ol' Indiana Jones 10 foot diameter boulder idea is looking better and better!
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I'd like to get a (in concrete) floor safe like the businesses use. That also should be fairly fire proof under ground and easy to hide (cover up). Anyone know of a good brand?
As with anything in safes, for every good, there is a bad. By that I mean if you did have one of those, you would have to have a drainage for them and a good one that will not back up. Also, remember that the moisture in the air is heavier than just air so it tends to settle at the lowest points in home. So again, such a place for a safe would accmulate moisture more so than one just standing in a corner. Naturally it would be walked on, pressed down on, etc and that too may make the lid jam shut. If you had one in a basement area and the water lever outside rose, it may also rise in that safe if it has a drainage port. Quote:
It's funny you mention that. I saw a large pot that you can put a houseplant in that actually has a false bottom for stashing valuables. It was pretty cool! Once we buy a house, I have a fake wall power outlet that is actually a small safe. You have to cut a small piece out of the wall. I will do that Lots of items like that on the market. Even fake rocks for outside for a house key. Yes a very large fake planter too would be a great place for hiding coins as long as no one tries to water them.  I know people in a house that had a fake wall put in on one side of a room. Amazing that those are not easily detectable since who would even think of looking for one. |
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