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Message:: [QUOTE="doug444, post: 1522542, member: 38849"]For junk silver, it doesn't matter if the "elements" get to them, even a bit of moisture.  Witness the condition of the silver coins you occasionally dig up, totally unprotected, with a metal detector.  Personally, depending on where you live, I like the idea, provided (1) you have five or six caches, not just one, and (2) you keep QUIET about it. The bigger problem is where (and how) to hide the map(s). Treasure-hunting magazines are full of stories about old guys, from the Civil War to the Depression, who buried (or were strongly rumored to have buried) coins, the heirs have spent thousands "looking," and nothing yet, but we know it's there someplace. Right now, I'd guess a 3% chance that someday the government will attempt to confiscate gold; silver, probably not, there's too much of it around, and the logistics would be very costly. edit//wrote this before I saw ikandiggit's post, which confirms some of my points exactly.  BTW, junk gold (like scratched or blemished Eagles) isn't affected at all by the "elements."[/QUOTE]