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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Somebody has faced this "problem" of a lockbox with no key long before you.
As coinhunter4 suggested try picking the lock yourself. Some WD40, old keys that fit the opening and some sturdy thin metal rods might just get the job done.
The box can be gotten in to without destroying it. Just takes time, patience and the right tools to get the job done.
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Pillar of the Community
Turkey
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I know some locksmits here in Turkey who would take great pleasure from picking something that is not a door, as they pick doors all the time. :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17967 Posts |
If you have a local antique shop, or a general junk shop, you could take it in and ask the owner/manager if they have any keys you could try. In my experience these people hang on to lots of old keys in case they are of use in the future!
Edited by NumisRob
12/13/2021 1:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5400 Posts |
Any locksmith with a decent reputation ..
That thing is opened in two minutes !
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
Keep calling locksmiths until you find one that will do it for you. John1  |
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
289 Posts |
Thanks all, lots to work on there.
I'll let you know how I get on.
Cheers
Brian.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6514 Posts |
I took up lock picking a few years ago. A beginner pick set is not expensive. Watch some videos on YouTube and maybe get a Schlage deadbolt to practice on. If you have the touch you'll pick up on it pretty quickly.
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Pillar of the Community
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I am just puzzled about ERII Threepences. I mean these are coins with very little value - so why would you want to desecrate an antique money box to get at some coins worth around 5p each. Plus being in there half a century, they would be all dusty and grubby.
I am assuming you mean Queen Elizabeth II threepences as brass ones were not made before 1937 and I doubt any King Edward 8 brass 3d's exist (Except those patterns and they have a 100 million to 1 chance of being in a kids moneybox).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pretty cool lock box.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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so why would you want to desecrate an antique money box That's the point: they want to figure out how to open the box without desecrating it, because they want to gift it as a box but the contents interfere with that. Quote:
Plus being in there half a century, they would be all dusty and grubby. I suspect they'd be mint state actually, though possibly tarnished. How exactly does the OP know what's in it, anyway? Quote:
I am assuming you mean Queen Elizabeth II threepences I thought so as well, R for Regina. Elizabeth Regina II. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The keyhole doesn't look like anything extravagant .I say try a few simple keys and keep wiggling them around and use slight upward pressure on the lid .  |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I don't want to damage the box, that's why I'm after a way to open it safely. The forum has given me more ideas to try.
The threepennybits are Elizabeth II, I can see that through the slot but what else is in there is a ?
Cheers
Brian.
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Moderator
United States
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Just a thought. You could buy one of those lock picking kits from ebay and do it yourself. John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I took up lock picking a few years ago.
And here I am as a mug working a 9-5 job to pay for my coin collecting addiction.  |
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Moderator
United States
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If you were close I would help you. I got rather adept at picking after locking keys in things more often than I like to admit.  As said above, there are many tutorials on YouTube. You may even find success using a pair of appropriately re-shaped paper clips. |
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