How often do you interact with your ancients?

I'll take that as a compliment.

 

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I think we can make an exception here.

 

Sallent-- we tease you about it because you keep bringing it up. If you really want everyone to stop, the best thing would be to simply stop working your job into your posts.

(said with love )

 

Naw, keep it up @Sallent. I love picking on you as a lawyer. To be honest, I've had very limited contact with people in your profession - and I want to keep it that way.

 

the dude is such a cry-baby

he needs to say that he's a lawyer, but he wants to boo-boo-kitty that he's not a lawyer

=> wah

I could give a crap what you do for a living (man-up)

 

No need to get worked up. That was not my intention.

Anyway, the discussion was about how do you store coins at home, and I described how I stored them (in a box with legal flashcards). Let's get back to the topic.

 

That's not a bad idea, but don't get too comforable with them there. I was taught how to search for hidden goodies (search warrant) and any professional would find them quite readily. There are many stupid crooks out there, but there are some that are very intuitive.

 

Any other insights you'd like to share about hiding places that collectors might think are safe, but really aren't?

 

Not really. I was always amazed that it seemed the hardest things to find were things in plain sight. I don't recommend placing your coins in plain sight, however most people that have seen some of my collection think they are all fakes. Perhaps if a crook thinks the same, he might bypass them. I say that, but I wouldn't just leave my coins out for just anyone to see. Use the "best practice" rule. In a vault either in your home or work (if you have the utmost trust in your co-workers) or at a bank.

Just a little side note: My F-I-L had his pistols stored in a safe weighing about a 1000 ponds but not bolted to the floor. Some paving gypsies came by to see if he wanted his rather long driveway re-paved. While one kept my F-I-L's attention, three others were searching through his home, found his safe and were moving that safe outside to be put on one of their trucks. Just luckily, my F-I-L caught on at the last minute and foiled their plan. He was lucky that time. How the three were able to move that safe is beyond me. It took six strong men to get it back up the back porch stairs and back into his closet (and then bolted down)

 

That's quite an alarming story!

 

If you have a home safe, bolt it down. If nothing else, it will cause a huge delay in any crooks plans.

 

This is exactly the premise of Edgar Allen Poe's "The purloined letter".

 

Heard this one recently:

What do lawyers have in common with sperm? There are millions of them but only one has a shot at being a real human being.

 

Hey guys, let's lighten up.
Here's a joke.
A Roman walks into a bar and holds up two fingers and says "five beers please"

 

My coins live in the SDB. It's an excess of caution, and my collection is small potatos compared to many others, but I think it is a sensible thing to do.

I have a coin cabinet which is mostly empty except for when I bring the collection home.

I tend to look at pictures of my coins daily.