Well gang, the days of cigar-box's are behind me. My younger brother has convinced me to upgrade my collections' security and storage. Purchased a 'Brinks Safe' last evening at the local Ace Hardware. I really like it over my prior setup and it was amazingly inexpensive at just over $100. Here it is with some of my treasure inside Again, thanks for looking Ben
Nice looking safe. Does it have a fire rating? How heavy is it? I have been wanting to get one, that is my primary reason for asking. Just a little over $100 sounds like a really good deal. Will have to find me an Ace Hardware close by.
It weighed 60lbs empty and is rated 'Better' on the scale of Average, Good, Better, Best. It will protect flammable material (papers) up to a temperature of 1700 degrees the box said. I can bolt it to the floor as it's already tapped in four spots on the bottom, looks to be 3/8 of an inch for each bolt needed. B
I had one just like that...guess what?, I gave it to my brother and now I use a gun safe! Closets and storage...you can never have enough!
Sounds like you got a good deal bone.I paid over $200 several years ago for a sentry brand safe which now a has become quite full. My solution so far has been to move lesser value items to a padlocked strongbox hidden in the basement. I now realize i should have gone for a larger model safe. By the way are you going to keep your single coins loose in the safe? or did you do that just for the picture?
I agree with Midas, I'd have to have a large gun safe to fit all of the albums, rolls, mint sets, etc., that I'd have to keep locked up. I'm waiting for my home addition to go in and then I'll install a safe big enough. Mua ha ha ha ha ha ha!
It's in pretty good shape. The lid is wooden and still attached. Has only a couple of tiny tears on the corners. Take Care Ben
I received a sentry almost two years ago as a gift and it is bordering on stuffed, I am probably moving up to a larger model on another year or so.
Beter to be safe than sorry (Pardon the pun LOL) I would like a Gun storage safe but unfortunatly dont have the room so having to make do with a small safe hya: Ben if you send the real valuble stuff over to me then the bad guy's would never find it De Orc :whistle:
No - many folks say I'm a backward kind of guy, plus my safe has a four position combination: 4 right, 3 left, 2 right, 1 left.
