You'd be better advised to use those made of inert materials.
I have owned an American Security safe for many years, never once had a problem and still don't. http://www.amsecusa.com/Burglary_and_Fire/...
Trey - you might want to take a look at these guys - http://www.lighthouse.us/epages/lighthouse.sf/en_US/?ViewAction=ViewSearchResults&ObjectID=4687
OK, the two threads you started have now been merged into 1. And just so you know, our rules forbid users to have more than 1 user name. So don't...
OK, but if you want a Proof coin attributed as a variety, yes it is necessary that you pay the extra fee for doing that. Otherwise, even if the...
That depends on the safe. Just like with anything else, you get what you pay for.
Believe it or not Joe there are still a lot of dealers out there who have no use for the TPGs, and they show a great deal of disdain for coins in...
You know you can disagree without making it personal. And I advise you to do so from here on out.
What's wrong with wood ? All wood puts off gasses that are harmful to coins. And yes, coin cabinets were used by collectors for centuries. But...
There are exceptions to just about any rule. Unfortunately some people seek to use exceptions as applying to coins to which they do not apply, in...
They put off a lot of moisture inside the safe.
Rick is correct. The '79 & '81 type and type 2 mint marks would be a couple of examples. That said, just as with business strikes, not all...
With MS coins, and even with some AU and XF coins, it may be possible to attribute a weak strike being the reason for lack of detail in a...
Johnvan, I don't know what brand of safe you bought but just so you know, if you purchased a Sentry brand safe for your coins - you don't want to...
If a coin has a big scratch on 1 side, is the whole coin damaged ? If a only 1 side of a coin has been harshly cleaned, is the whole coin damaged...
Myself I just used to use I.S. slab boxes, just stack the Air-Tites up like stacks of coins inside the box. Had no problem getting 40 - 50 coins...
http://www.jpscorner.com/airtite-storage-boxes.html or - http://www.jpscorner.com/airtite-coin-albums.html
Sorry but you are wrong. That's why people stopped using wood coin cabinets long before you were born.
Many people assume that statement to be true, but it is not true. The Red Book for example specifically states - Coin Values shown in this book...
LOL ! I sure like your definition of OK Larry ;)
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