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Valued Member
United States
158 Posts |
I have a teenage son, and his friends come by often. Some are of questionable character. I caught one in our office with an album in his hand. He said he was just looking at it. Needless to say he went out on his ear. But I got to thinking and added up the value of the items in the album and it came to 2500.00 bucks  The safe was 1200.00, I dont know why I waited so long. That little turd could have walked out with 5 or 6 albums and paid for his college  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
Glad for you on one hand and sad on the other.
One of our youngest daughter's friend helped herself to some prescription medicine.....ONCE!
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Valued Member
United States
306 Posts |
can't go wrong with investing in a safe
good thing you may have saved your album(s) from the punk
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Pillar of the Community
United States
524 Posts |
My step daughter snuck some people in during the summer when we were at work, didn't even know a couple of them. We found out a few days later from a neighbor and started searching, $350 missing that was for a trip that weekend. The scary thing was my coin collection was in the same spot 6 months earlier but I moved it to a safer place because of my younger daughters sticky fingered friends. Now the stuff at home is in a safe.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
9162 Posts |
Yep, I was getting a little worried as well, got a safe 2 weeks ago.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4944 Posts |
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can't go wrong with investing in a safe  What size safe did you get? |
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
Be sure and anchor your safe to the floor or it's not safe. Even a gun safe can be moved if not secured.
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Valued Member
United States
284 Posts |
I lucked out with the safe I have. Mine is for my PMs and not my collection. My buddy found it for me used for well under $100.00 and I repainted it, felt lined the inside, and added a battery operated dome light in it. Now it looks nice, is heavy as can be, and gives me some extra peace of mind.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1150 Posts |
I have a two year old and a six month old. I'm not waiting...I already have a safe.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A rather good idea is to find some way to hide the safe too. Stories have a habit of growing and changing. Having a safe that is visable could and usually does start rumors of having massive quantities of money on hand. And not just your average person but even family members. Stories of possible great amounts of money can grow and grow as the stories are told about a safe in your place.
And remember regardless of how heavy it is, bolted to the walls and floors, a crook with gun to your head makes it open fast. Just one of the reasons to find a way to hide it from view if possible.
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Valued Member
United States
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regardless of how heavy it is, bolted to the walls and floors, a crook with gun to your head makes it open fast. Excelent point. You can always have a hidden safe and an exposed safe. Fill the exposed safe with cheap coins and a list of items in a fake safe deposite box with a set of keys and store yoour good stuff in a hidden location. Diversionary tecniques like that can be a very good idea. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't have a safe--yet. I've been wondering if I should get one. One thing I do is have a "decoy" box of coins that aren't particularly valuable but that I enjoy looking at. This box I leave out in the open. The coins are primarily raw Walkers, Kennedys, and Franklins, with a few random silver coins I found in circulation rattling around. Total value inside this box is maybe a couple of hundred bucks. Then, tucked away in an absurdly remote spot that only my wife knows about, I have my gold and silver Eagles and some slabbed and graded Morgans.
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
with DM1975. I stated this diversionary tactic in a thread last year. The best safe location is one that can not be seen or easily found. A false wall of sorts is the best way to secure a safe couped with a decoy safe in a more obvious location with expendable contents is a great idea. Edited by dave700x
02/21/2012 10:59 am
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Valued Member
 United States
158 Posts |
I got a Browning, thats about 40 cubic feet. That way I can get the coins, guns , and papers in there. I have bolted it down. But I have 1 gun left out for robbers who would ask me to open it. Darn thing weighs 750 lbs. Good idea about hiding it, but I think I would have to buyild as closet around it  |
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Pillar of the Community
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*sure* ... I agree that "ideally" I should never tell a single soul about my coin collection ... but I must admit that I have a couple of close friends that know of my coins and who I've occasionally shared a new purchase with, etc ... man, I sure hope that nobody brings a gun into my dojo (I guess that's a possibiltiy, but hopefully not a probability)
... on the bright-side => I guess showing coin-photos to you guys is a means of showing-off my collection (because honestly, one of the coolest things about collecting coins, is showing other people your super-cool coins ... yes?)
Oh, and for the record => I have a massive/awesome 600 lbs Cabela's gun safe residing in my basement (sadly, I doubt that even I will be able to haul this monster up the steep rickety stairs!)
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02/21/2012 5:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
524 Posts |
"But I have 1 gun left out for robbers who would ask me to open it. Darn thing weighs 750 lbs." That is one heck of a gun. Is it a Gatling gun?  |
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