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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;claycad, post: 1169643, member: 17987&quot;]Might I suggest something like this:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-H2300-Fire-Safe-Waterproof-Silver/dp/B000LJOX94/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1304217780&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-H2300-Fire-Safe-Waterproof-Silver/dp/B000LJOX94/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1304217780&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-H2300-Fire-Safe-Waterproof-Silver/dp/B000LJOX94/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1304217780&amp;sr=8-1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It isn&#039;t the best, definitely doesn&#039;t provide the security of a safety deposit box, but it is better than keeping them in an old cigar box (That&#039;s what I did when I was a kid). My dad and I collected together as well and he also locked the valuable coins in the bottom of his gun cabinet. But for less than a one time fee of $50 you get fire, water and theft protection. I have a box similar to this for other things and I believe you can even bolt them to the floor for extra security. For coins I have one of these:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-DS3410-Fire-Safe-1-2-Cubic-Combination/dp/B000GA0SKG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1304217780&amp;sr=8-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-DS3410-Fire-Safe-1-2-Cubic-Combination/dp/B000GA0SKG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1304217780&amp;sr=8-4" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-DS3410-Fire-Safe-1-2-Cubic-Combination/dp/B000GA0SKG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1304217780&amp;sr=8-4</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, not as good as a safety deposit box, but I like to have my coins available to look at or show off whenever I want to and not have to make a trip to the bank. This thing is bolted on the floor inside my closet, so its not going anywhere, and I have an alarm on my doors and windows so even if somebody broke in hopefully the door/window alarm would scare them off before they even made their way to my closet and found the safe. Plus this is a one time price, safety deposit boxes would require a monthly or annual fee.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as grading I just ordered two books on the subject to help me determine grades on my own. I still always plan to get help from my fellow CT members, but atleast I&#039;ll have a little idea of the grade before I ask for help. I just ordered &quot;Grading Coins by Photographs&quot; and &quot;ANA Grading Standards for US Coins&quot; to help me out. I haven&#039;t got them yet (ordered them on Amazon yesterday) so can&#039;t say how they&#039;ll work out, but the reviews were good for both books. I also scan my coins when ask for help in grading. I think it provides the best detail and true to life tone of the coin. I guess if you don&#039;t have a scanner that&#039;s not an option, but they are pretty common surely you have friends or family with them, possibly even be able to use them at a public library (Just be careful if you transport your coins there with you).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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