Fireproof Safes

Another note about banks...many banks maintain humidity in their vaults. It helps preserve the documents that most people keep in their deposit boxes.

If it's small to medium size, I would bolt it to the floor.
John1

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Kk........well.......sorry your space is full in there !
Every bank is different with SDB costs. And most banks have three different sizes at three different costs. And not all banks have these to offer because their floor isn't built for the weight.....they can't even put them in as an "after-thought". I would say that the next time you deposit your paycheck.....just ask the teller the sizes and the corresponding costs......she may even hand you a "little card" with all of that on there for you to consider, like they did me a long time ago. The three large ones "I" have hold almost EVERYTHING I HAVE !.......so they're about perfect for my ENTIRE collection. (although, to make more space I brought home a few thousand wheat cents months ago ! )
But I would be remissed if I didn't say that the big ones ARE A LOT BIGGER THAN YOU MIGHT REALIZE !
I now have 3 large ones and they are almost all full........the sizes.....I don't remember and I'll have to get back at you on that if you're serious.
The cost......that's automatically deducted from one of my accounts. And all I can remember that I considered when I got these, is that it would take 20 years of SDB "costs" to equal getting the safe I wanted. But that I was sooooo worried about the likelihood of "break-in theft" and/or "home invasion", and fire, and Flood possibilities......that I couldn't believe how cheap a large size SDB was !.........so........ easy decision for me my friend ! EASY !
The ONLY advantage a safe gives me........ is convenience.......while risking all of the other things........just not worth it for simple convenience !

I've mentioned this before. Some time ago someone else mentioned this so like a nosey person with a need to know I started checking banks in my area. I have accounts in 5 of them. In each bank a requested to talk to anyone that either knew about the A/C system, a maintenance person or similar. I brought up the fact that some people say the vaults or safe deposit areas are kept in different climatic conditions. In one bank a maintenance person just stared at me and asked if I was kidding. In one bank an officer said just who would pay for separate A/C sytems here? In another bank the safe deposit area was behind a barred in area so the climatic system just had to be the same as the rest of the bank but I was told nicely to try figuring that one out myself. Another bank officer said that's all we would need around here is more humidity. Be serious, just who would work in there then. I would have continued this attempt to find a bank that does this but I got tired of being laughed at.
As to a home safe. Remember that regardless of fire resistance, in a fire metal gets hot. Of course your coins may not melt but look at your coins. Note how many are in either a platic horder or an album with platic slides. Now think of all that nice plastic melting all over your coins. How about those cardboard 2x2's? Boxes? All that stuff melting from the heat and onto your coins. No, your coins may not melt but now you have some neat looking paper weights.
One of my neighbors went on vacation. While gone a moving van pulled during the day. A few nosey neighbors asked the movers what was going on. They said the family that LIVED there decided to stay where they were. Naturally when the vacationers returned they found the house emptied out including a large safe that was bolted to the floor and a really great home security system. Frome what I heard the security company called and asked if everything was ok. The crooks said no problem, everything is OK.

Carl has told this sad true story before.......
What he left out was.....and what your "question" is.......this
These "neighbors" HAD THE SECURITY CODE FOR THE HOUSE THAT GOT ROBBED AND "THE NEIGHBORS" SAW TO IT THAT THE CODE WAS "SHUT OFF" FOR THESE "THIEVES" ! Ha Ha
Crazier things have happened I'm sure.......albeit these are anomaly's and not the norm.
"Valuable coins" bring out the most interesting thieves.......