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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Good Cents, post: 4887996, member: 100720&quot;]So, my little nephews (ages 5-11) decided they wanted to bury some of their coins that they believe are &quot;old&quot; (cents, nickels, dimes and quarters from the 1960&#039;s!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). They are young and like pretending, so, one thinks he&#039;s a <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":jimlad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> pirate, another thinks he can bury it for future generations, etc. They tried burying their &quot;treasure&quot; (coins) in a jar, but reported that the jar cracked and they thought that wasn&#039;t safe (they probably cut themselves on the glass, otherwise it wouldn&#039;t occur to them that it wasn&#039;t safe!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). Then they tried burying the coins in a small cardboard box. But when they dug it up (what&#039;s the fun of being &quot;pirates&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":jimlad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> if you can&#039;t dig up &quot;Buried Treasure&quot;!) the cardboard box had disintegrated (no, they didn&#039;t ask me before they did this). Now they are asking me (the adult who supposedly has knowledge about coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) what they should bury their coins in, since they can&#039;t seem to convince anyone to buy them a big, old pirate chest in which to bury their treasure. I told them I would consult with some experts for them. That&#039;s you guys. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What can they bury their coins in for 6 months to a few years which won&#039;t disintegrate in the ground in their back yard, won&#039;t crack (like a glass jelly jar), and won&#039;t rust and ruin their coins in an extreme way (which I am guessing a tin can would do, but I really don&#039;t know). They coins they are burying are modern US cents, nickels, dimes and quarters. In terms of location and the ground environment, they are on the East Coast, about 15-20 miles from the shore. It&#039;s not a sandy location and there is nothing unusual about their little patch of earth in their back yard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for your advice![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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