Silver melting

i was wondering, in case of a fire. (btw i have my silver coins in a fire safe box) would my coins melt? (my dad said they would but i dont know if he was kidding with me)

 

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At about the same time as most home safety boxs.

 

so whats the point of a box anyways when it wont stop anything, btw its no ordinary box, its a fire proof tool box with fire proof material around it (like ceiling tile)

 

that sucks, id lose my morgans, peace dollars, and a bunch on ASE and my franks, walking halves, silver kennedys and other silver

 

should i distribute through out my house?

 

If the fire is big enough and hot enough to melt your coins, and that is all your worried about, then you have some big problems.

 

Okay I have long had contigency plans for this possible senario. Here's what you do: You keep the coins all close to eachother such as in a way that you can grab most in just an armful or two by the window and if you are awaken in the middle of the night or are at home when a fire starts you open the window and drop them all out. My bedroom is on the second story so the coins could very well be damaged by the fall but would be 50X better off than melting into oblivion. It does not guarantee 100% protection sinse you are not home 100% of the time but is better than just leaving them in a metal box even if you were home.

 

Here is an idea for you Nos! There is this guy out here in a neighboring state that places all his coins in an old red coffee can and buries it in the back yard, right next to where his Rottie is tied up. Boy, he sure don't worry about it burrning up.

 

ya well id feed the dog and take the coins, lol just kidding

 

You can feed that dog all you want and he still will not be your friend.

 

any dog will be ur friend for a treat

 

Dogs eat so fast that I'm starting to wonder if they even chew (I know mine don't. I think she is part snake!) You'ld have to take a butcher's shop with you to keep the dog at bay for as long as it would take to locate and dig the cache!!! In the meantime, the rightful owner has done snuck up behind you, shot you in the back, and buried you in the hole that you dug thinking that the coins were located there!!

 

Want to feed my Rotties a treat? where do you want the left overs sent?

I will let you in on a little secret about Rotties they own everything they can see and then some, are very possessive and dont take kindly to bribes ,its just their nature.

Rick

 

Depending on the alloy, most steels will melt between 2000 and 2930 degrees F. Melting points for some coin related metals (deg. F) - brass 1650-1830, silver 1760, gold 1945, copper 1975.

Most of the high temps will of course normally be at the ceiling. The floor temp will be substantially less, possibly a thousand degrees or more. Some of the highest temps in a fire accompany glowing coals, so if the structure fails (collapses), and coals/burning debris accumulate around the safe, there may not be much left to salvage.

 

That is quite interesting. What CWtokenman says makes 100% sense and I didn't think most house fires got up to 4000 degrees(and still don't).

 

Eons ago, I used to sell fire alarms. If I were to go with what I remember from the sales training, I would have said 3000 degrees. But, the number could just as easily been 4000. Sounds like a topic that a little bit of research on the web would yield an answer.

 

I agree 100%.

 

Chances are you have to worry more about water damage from the fire dept., than you would get from the fire itself.