Best place to store your coins ??

Best place to store your coins ??
What coins??

 

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What I like to use are the Ziploc "space bags". They come in many sizes and they have a vent that you attach your vacuum cleaner to and it sucks all the air out of them. Then you can place them in a storage container.

 

What about multi-bagging? Like for example you put some coins in a small ziploc, then put that bag in 2 larger ziplocs.

 

Yes, my best coins are there with layers of protection.

I don't own albums, just binders.

 

Yep! I consider this setup 3 layers of protection. Then the binders to into a big ziplock bag with desiccant/copper cent and then finally in a tupperware-type container...a total of 5 layers of protection.

 

What exactly constitutes archival quality with respect to a binder for storing pages of 2x2s? I mean, you want to make sure the material wont outgas, but that's kind of basic. Even if it's sulfurous cardboard covered with vinyl (not that I'd willingly use such), I wouldn't think the PVC or the sulfur could get to the coins.

 

I think a bank deposit box a bad ideal. If you ever have a divorce or have file bankruptcy your going to have a paper trail or now days an electronic database trail. I keep them at home in heavy storage and have some wheres away from home where you hide them if need too in a hurry.

 

How does a bank box create a paper trail? Despite what you might see in their terms and conditions, banks make it their business not to know what's in their deposit boxes, to avoid liability in case anything is lost.

 

I agree, and the only one that knows the inventory of what's in that box is you. I can't think of a safer place to store your coins

 

Yeah, but if a court of law decides too search you they can do whatever they like. Believe me they can find out if you have your name signed to any contract. The bank does ask for identification when you sign up after and they probably copy your license.

 

Your common thief is one thing a good lawyer and the government (the bigger thief) is another story.

 

If the law is coming after you, there's no real way to hide your coins, anyway.

 

I won't say no way, but I prefer not too discuss that here.

 

LOL, I guess you're not worried about moisture or spiders getting at your coins.

 

I for one think a SDB is an ideal storage place for coins. The bank has absolutely no idea what's in my SDB's. If my wife and I were to divorce seeing as most of the coins were paid for with joint income she's entitled to her portion. I can't really envision a legal scenario where I'd have to hide them in a hurry but pretty sure I don't want to be involved in one. And I'm not one of those bury your gold and silver in sealed plumbing pipes underground because Uncle Sam's going to come knocking. But I do envision a scenario where someone breaks into my house and robs me and although they may get the coins currently not stored in my SDB's they certainly won't get the bulk of my collection.

 

One thing I've heard about bank boxes though is that some of them are humidified, because it's better for things like paper documents. Is this true? I'd rather have the humidity as low as possible for storing coins. (BTW, what's the best practice regarding currency and humidity?)