Is your collection insured?

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  1. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    12 gauge and a sling shot.........
     
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  3. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    For "general" insured amounts ... I stole this from
    https://www.safeandvaultstore.com/pages/burglary-ratings

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    Also, keep in mind there's two types of TL safes. Slab steel safes and the box in a box with concrete stuff in between and high density composites. The really big safes you see are slab steel and high density composites.

    FYI, my insurance company had a short list of C allowed safes. Such as AMSEC. But were more open to the TLs from any major manufacturer.
     
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  4. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

  5. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    How ya been Green? I still grab a classic commem. on occasion when I see one that I like. I hope that you haven't completed your set yet, as I hope that I still have competition, keeps things interesting.
     
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  6. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Forgive me.......which collection was that? The 144? Ain't no way in heaven I'm gonna come close........
     
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  7. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    Which other is there? Never give up.
     
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  8. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    We'll never amount to anything on those bloody registry set sites.......wait a bloody second. This is personal. It's my own private collection, and I ain't sharing it with anyone, except maybe friends......

    The journey continues. :)
     
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  9. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    Exactly!
    I don't have time to play the registry game. I have other games to play.
     
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  10. red_spork

    red_spork Triumvir monetalis

    I don't have my collection insured. When it got to the point that I started thinking about that I realized I could buy a safe deposit box for what it would cost to insure it and they've got better security and better fire resistance for their vault than I could ever replicate in my own house. I do miss having the coins at-hand 24/7 but good pictures help make up for that.
     
  11. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    Doesn't off the grid mean ... um ... no internet?
     
  12. TONYBRONX

    TONYBRONX Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the info, the question I have is how to get a fair apprasal?
     
  13. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    Yeah, but ....

    I live in a suburban area. But when we loose power, we're off the grid !!

    I also have some solar/battery power too but I don't count that as it only can power the furnace and bathroom lights. lol
     
  14. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    I have never known anyone that filed a claim. Could you share the process. I'll guess you must show them invoices?
     
  15. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    A local coin dealer may do this for you. He will probably charge you a fee.
     
  16. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    You do realize that the bank does not carry insurance for the contents of your box, right?
     
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  17. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    I was shopping for insurance years ago. Farmers wanted 2 or 3% of value per year. They also wanted a complete list and I would have to update that list if I bought or sold a coin. Sounded like a lot of work.

    Hugh Wood wanted only .3% and I only had to list any single coin with a value over 10K. I don't have anything of that value so, no list to worry about. They would only cover bullion up to 10% of the policy. That was not a problem for me.

    I had to join the ANA but I'm glad I did. That let me send coins to NGC without joining NGC.
     
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  18. Gilbert

    Gilbert Part time collector Supporter

    No insurance on my collection, but higher value coins are in a safety deposit box, and I have receipts and photos. I realize that the bank does not insure contents, but I cannot go through life worrying about low probability events.
     
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  19. red_spork

    red_spork Triumvir monetalis

    I know they don't but I have a lot less to worry about there in terms of theft, fire or flooding
     
  20. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    I have a friend who's dad is in jail for robbing banks. It happens.
     
  21. kazuma78

    kazuma78 Supporter! Supporter

    I did not have to show them any invoices. I filed a police report and listed the coins I could remember in the report. They told me it's good to keep a collection inventory, which I do, but it sounded like I could also generalize on the police report and they would cover that too. They didnt hassle with me or anything. I was happy with them.
     
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