Home Safe

Just wanted to chime in,i suggest that in addition to a high fire rating you also get one with a water proof guaranty.And don't cheap out here,a well built safe will be with you a lifetime.
John1

Just a note on hiding stuff in the walls behind drywall - Don't do it!! My inherited collection is awesome, but would have been much, much better if not for the water damage

It is really sad that we have these nice coin collections but are so afraid to tell anyone or show anyone for fear of word spreading and then a burglary happening.

Also have a good gun safe bolted down to the floor.

It is fire proof and the only down side if I can never get it open will take a professional to open it.

The 1 I bought was a Sentry 14 CU Ft I paid probably $800 for it at Lowes but to me worth every dime http://www.sentrysafe.com/products/...l.aspx?s=213
It is in my Basement and always locked because of the ease to unlock

1. If you purchase a safe, try to have it delivered when and where your neighbors can't see that
2. Remember to put the safe in a place where it can not be seen. Remember that when people come over and women just have to inspect your home, a safe is something they will tell the world about.
3. A safe can be fire proof but not the plastics inside. By that any coins in albums, plastic rolls, 2x2's, Mint rapped proof or uncir sets. All have plastic by the coins and the heat will melt that all over your coins. Of course you can remove that plastic with a Butane torch.
4. My neighbor had a safe, WAS bolted to the floor and wall, taken by crooks. He had an alarm system for his house and they took that too.

I have my coins in 2 Gardall 3620 safes. They provide me with 28,980 cubic inches of storage space for my coins. Each safe weighs in at 804 pounds. Each safe cost me about $3,000 including delivery and installation. I purchased them both from a local locksmith. Here is a link to the safe on Gardall web page http://www.gardall.com/area-safes-s..._2hr.htm.htm. They are both keeped locked at all time.

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