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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 372726, member: 11521"]<span style="color: black">I think the title of this thread - </span><a href="http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?p=372719#post372719" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?p=372719#post372719" rel="nofollow"><b><span style="color: black">For those that still choose Safe Deposit Box over Safe</span></b></a><span style="color: black"> -</span> is more than a little prejudicial. It implies that those of us (and that would include me) that use a safe deposit box have not come around to the <i>better</i> method of coin storage - a home safe - a method that will eventually win out. It's somewhat like saying "For those that still choose Sony BetaMax over VHS" (OK, I know that one dates me) or "For those that still choose a typewriter over a PC". </p><p> </p><p>As others have stated, both methods have their merits and their drawbacks. At least with a safe deposit box I won't lose my best coins if my house burns down or is hit by a tornado or flood. And I won't be threatened with death by an intruder to open my safe deposit box.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 372726, member: 11521"][COLOR=black]I think the title of this thread - [/COLOR][URL="http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?p=372719#post372719"][B][COLOR=black]For those that still choose Safe Deposit Box over Safe[/COLOR][/B][/URL][COLOR=black] -[/COLOR] is more than a little prejudicial. It implies that those of us (and that would include me) that use a safe deposit box have not come around to the [I]better[/I] method of coin storage - a home safe - a method that will eventually win out. It's somewhat like saying "For those that still choose Sony BetaMax over VHS" (OK, I know that one dates me) or "For those that still choose a typewriter over a PC". As others have stated, both methods have their merits and their drawbacks. At least with a safe deposit box I won't lose my best coins if my house burns down or is hit by a tornado or flood. And I won't be threatened with death by an intruder to open my safe deposit box.[/QUOTE]
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