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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RickieB, post: 440824, member: 2486&quot;]<b>My method of Paper Money Storage and Preservation</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Hello everyone, while we see these sort of threads in the coin fourms all the time, I thought it only right to discuss it here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paper Money (USA) is&nbsp; 75% Linen and 25% Cotton for most common notes.</p><p>There are fractionals that are made of fibre paper and&nbsp; some even have silk fibers embeded within them. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the majority of cases you will see Mylar or Mylar-D sleeves holding Paper Money. Several TPG companies&nbsp; use special inert blends that offer a more rigid support factor than some of the thin mylar sleeves.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, the majority of my notes are graded, thus having a&nbsp; more rigid feel to the holders. </p><p>How I store them is in a Tall Gun Type Safe modified&nbsp; with horizontal shelf&#039;s.</p><p>Inside&nbsp; my safe I keep 4 large boxes of silica gel absorbent each box will cover 33 sq ft of area. I then have smaller fire proof safe&#039;s with 30 min fire protection rating that have expanding seals to secure the lid due to a rapid rise in temp. Inside the small safe I keep two 4&quot;x2&quot; silica gel metal packs at all times. I run dehumidifiers in the safe room and it is also air conditioned.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is bolted 4.5 inches down into the concrete floor with 5 bolts from the inside. I have the safe company service the lock every 2 years..</p><p><br /></p><p>No one, not even my wife has the combination available to them. In the event of my untimley death there are a set of instructions that lead to the safe, the combination and the will. </p><p>The only thing I have not done is put a steel door frame in place of the original doorway there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will post some images of the&nbsp; small safe&#039;s with the gel packs....I recharge them once every month if they need it or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>There ya go...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RickieB[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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