College and Coins

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If you must get coins at school then get a SDB. I'm about to get into the same situation and I've decided that since my house is 20 minutes from my school, I'll just drive home when I get something. It's not difficult to realize that something valuable is inside a safe, so I would not take a safe to school. Also, my school doesn't allow screws to be put in walls, so I don't think you'll be able to bolt it down. You might want to ask your school about that.

 

I worked at West Point when I was in the Army. You know, the place where all the cadets take the pledge "A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do."

Most of them are good kids that obey that oath, but guess what. There will always be a handful that don't. If things get stolen at West Point, they can get stolen at Le Moyne.

The nature of the beast is such that it only takes one thief in a crowd of honest people to ruin your day.

Unless the university lets you bolt a safe into your room, I'd have to say don't store them in your room. Or, if you do decide to continue collecting coins and keep them in your room, collect non-valuable coins. Work on putting together a set of modern coins or something else that's pretty much worth face value.

 

There is an old saying...a lock keeps an honest man honest

Keep the coins at home if you want them or a safety deposit box (if the bank will reimburse if your items get stolen or there damage from a fire/flood etc..)

 

Alright guys, thanks for the advice! What I will probably do then is invest some graduation money in a safe and put it somewhere in my house with my GSA's and slabs etc

 

Since being in college is temporary and you will likely be moving several times before you are done. I really believe the best thing to do is get a safe deposit box at a bank and keep any new coin purchases there. You don't want to risk them getting stolen at some point or lost in a move. Leave your current collection at home. Once you are finished with school and in a more stable situation...then you should have all your coins with you.

 

Congratulations on graduation!

 

Its not just roomies you need to worry about...dorms (at least wheere I went) have room inspections every so often, so even if you're alone you still have to worry about your resident director or whoever possibly snooping through your stuff when you're not there. RDs and RAs are normally trustworthy, or else they wouldn't have their job, but still...better safe than sorry. I never kept a single coin in my room.

 

My advice is to focus more on...well, nothing I can talk about here.

 

Hey, do your roll searching, spend the change as soon as you've gone through it. Mail any finds back home for your family to hold for you. I don;t think you will have a lot of time to pursue your hobby, but if you do remember this;

What you see as a valuable 25c coin is just something to help get another pizza to everyone else on campus ! Most don;t know and could care less. I suggest putting things on hold for awhile. At least until you get the college life scoped out.

Gary

 

Something the school would probably frown on, bolting things to the floor.

You may be able to trust your roommates, but what about your roommates friends, or your roommates friends friends? Often dorm rooms seem to have revolving doors with all kinds of people coming in and out.

But they still may make a comment on what they have seen to the wrong person not realizing the security risks.

 

@ddoomm1......You`re somewhat in my neck of the woods. I have friends at Lemoyne too....it`s a good school, especially when You compare the tuition to that rip off up the hill that is called SU. Anyway, if You want to get plugged into the local coin club, shows and shops, PM me on here....I`ll be glad to hook You up.

 

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