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<p>[QUOTE="sakata, post: 2735317, member: 23778"]About ten years ago I saw a video by some survivalist about how to store junk silver safely. It involved getting a two foot long piece of 4"-6" PVC piping, capping one end and attaching a screw top to the other. It was then filled with whatever silver you want to keep and bury it somewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I placed junk silver in ziplock bags, $100 face to the bag, and placed it into the pipe: mercuries, roosevelts and washingtons. I then buried it two feet deep into one of my garden beds and left it, making sure that it was sloping slightly down at the screw end to avoid any chance of water seeping in. </p><p><br /></p><p>I dug it up this week. I am sure some of you are thinking "PVC, tarnish". But no. The coins were in exactly the same condition as that day, ten years ago, when I last saw them. It worked! So for those of you looking to long term storage of your junk silver or silver rounds here is the way to go. No one will have a clue where they are unless you tell them. Only my wife and son knew, just in case something happened to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sakata, post: 2735317, member: 23778"]About ten years ago I saw a video by some survivalist about how to store junk silver safely. It involved getting a two foot long piece of 4"-6" PVC piping, capping one end and attaching a screw top to the other. It was then filled with whatever silver you want to keep and bury it somewhere. Well, I placed junk silver in ziplock bags, $100 face to the bag, and placed it into the pipe: mercuries, roosevelts and washingtons. I then buried it two feet deep into one of my garden beds and left it, making sure that it was sloping slightly down at the screw end to avoid any chance of water seeping in. I dug it up this week. I am sure some of you are thinking "PVC, tarnish". But no. The coins were in exactly the same condition as that day, ten years ago, when I last saw them. It worked! So for those of you looking to long term storage of your junk silver or silver rounds here is the way to go. No one will have a clue where they are unless you tell them. Only my wife and son knew, just in case something happened to me.[/QUOTE]
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