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Australia
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ok boys I have switched from coins to banknote as a collection area I have put a few really rare items together as the prices are so low ... I live on a a farm and have rats and mice as visitors I want to know what you guys think od the hard lighthouse capsules I had a neighbour who had a very good collection in a shoe box until he went to show me one day ...... ah well rats had a nest....... all gone to the tip and do you have to get the exact size to fit the notes and how many notes can you get in a capsule
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Australia
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Rats are absolutely difficult to deal with. They can chew through wires and plastics if they have to.
I recommend getting some sort of metal safe. Never heard of a rat chewing through a few cm of metal.
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Pillar of the Community
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whos the best to get them from in aus and yes they will eat anything and they are bad as the only water for miles now the dams are empty is at farm houses so the snakes and mice wow are bad .......wish I didn't start collecting notes again
Edited by shanew
11/18/2014 04:02 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Banknotes are stored the same way as valuable stamps are stored, that is, between sheets of myalar. There are banknote storage albums with mylar pages available. The best way to store banknote albums is in a metal storage case of the same style of manufacture as the old beauty cases, or the old aluminium camera cases. Consider what sort of metal storage case best suits you, and search out ebay to gain more ideas or what businesses may sell you what you need. THAT should give the rats and mice something to chew over for a while! Being on a farm, how about a gun storage safe to store your banknote and coin albums in? You get some security as well! Stanthorpe can be quite humid on occasions as with most of Southern Queensland. I would suggest that you get some small bags of silica gel, and throw them in the metal storage case with the banknote and coin albums. Edited by sel_69l
11/18/2014 07:26 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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What about a heavy duty tool chest? The sort they put on the back of utes and made from the metal with the non slip tread pattern that the ute trays are often made from.
That sort of thing can be purchased in most country towns or made to your specifications by the local welder.
Another option is gun safe or a real safe.
Shane, is your area prone to bushfires? One of the best coin collections ever assembled was destroyed by a bush fire (1983?) so can you make a room fireproof, floodproof and vermin proof?
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I had a neighbour who had a very good collection in a shoe box  Definitely don't keep a collection in a shoebox. I would recommend getting a safe, preferably one that can be bolted to the floor. You local locksmith should be able to point you in the right direction on where to get one. |
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Australia
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One option is to get a big gun safe or custom made thick metal cupboard with shelves and then for each subsection of your collection store them in those aluminium cases that Sel recommended. That way you can access the various parts of the collection without the risk of vermin (rats, roaches) jumping in the open door when your back is turned. The cases will reduce the risk of the vermin either eating stuff, pooping on stuff or of them dying inside the safe and marinating your collection in body fluids.
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Okay.. two prevailing issues here...
1) Banknote storage and preservation..
2) Vermin Control
Store banknotes in mylar note holders... store them upright if possible... use dessicant packs to control any hummidity and change them out frequently.
I don't know how bad things are with respect to mice but I know they can get into some pretty small spaces. So the old shoebox or even a standard coffee can will NOT do...
Now security can be an issue...
If security is NOT an issue .. I would actually recommend ammo boxes if you can get them. They have an airtight seal.. and with a bit of ingenuity, spare drywall or better concrete board and some tinfoil.. you can make a fantastic storage container that is airtight/watertight and firerated.
If security IS an issue.. SAFES are great.. but they're even better when they're completely concealed.. if not it's almost like a big neon sign that says "hey rob me!"
Safes can be good but you certainly have to do your research they're not all built the same.. or well. I would talk to a locksmith to find one that will suit your needs.. be weary of one that requires bolts.. as bolt holes for a safe is like a very small open door for mice.
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First place the notes in a safe. Place the safe in the middle of the floor. Now adopt 10 cats and place their food bowls around the safe. It would also be wise to invest in some cat nip to dump all over the safe.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Perhaps store them in a safe deposit box in the closest bank.
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11/19/2014 12:14 am
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Australia
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Safe deposit boxes no longer exist in many areas (my wife tried to get one for her jewellery without luck) . They are also tiny (shoebox sized) so you cannot store much in them and they are of limited use if you want frequent access to certain pieces. When you do want to take certain pieces home then you have issues such as carrying them and then storing them at home for the time needed to do your photography or display or whatever reason you needed them for.
Then it might be weeks to get back to the bank from your farm and you still need to secure them from the vermin.
Ammo boxes are good (I have some) but most are not big enough to store albums of mylar sheets upright.
Another thing, rats/mice can chew on softer metals such as copper and silver (including coins) so if you have a vermin problem then protect the coins as you would the notes.
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 This is the type of ammo crate I have used... the mylar banknote holders (not the sheets) fit very easily and well in there.. Stored in the garage.. very inconspicious and doesn't attract much attention. I like 'em |
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Australia
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lots of good ideas I don't like cats only good cats a dead cat ah maybe that's why I have mice .....g ood  I still would like to store in the lighthouse capule what your thoughts on them under the superannuation rules it must be stored in a bank but I am wondering what the lighthouse capsules are like and no room in the gun safe to full of guns to short cats how ironic |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Replace the guns with a good ratter dog (like a Jack Russell). It will eat the rats, mess with the cats and then you can use the gun safe for your collection.
Or just get another gun safe for your coins and keep the existing gun safe for dealing with the vermin (both the cats, rats and also the 2 legged rats).
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I looked at the lighthouse website and couldn't find capsules for banknotes... so I'm a bit confused.. could you provide a picture or link to what you are referring to...
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