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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2746718, member: 44132"]Not really. I was always amazed that it seemed the hardest things to find were things in plain sight. I don't recommend placing your coins in plain sight, however most people that have seen some of my collection think they are all fakes. Perhaps if a crook thinks the same, he might bypass them. I say that, but I wouldn't just leave my coins out for just anyone to see. Use the "best practice" rule. In a vault either in your home or work (if you have the utmost trust in your co-workers) or at a bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a little side note: My F-I-L had his pistols stored in a safe weighing about a 1000 ponds but not bolted to the floor. Some paving gypsies came by to see if he wanted his rather long driveway re-paved. While one kept my F-I-L's attention, three others were searching through his home, found his safe and were moving that safe outside to be put on one of their trucks. Just luckily, my F-I-L caught on at the last minute and foiled their plan. He was lucky that time. How the three were able to move that safe is beyond me. It took six strong men to get it back up the back porch stairs and back into his closet (and then bolted down)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2746718, member: 44132"]Not really. I was always amazed that it seemed the hardest things to find were things in plain sight. I don't recommend placing your coins in plain sight, however most people that have seen some of my collection think they are all fakes. Perhaps if a crook thinks the same, he might bypass them. I say that, but I wouldn't just leave my coins out for just anyone to see. Use the "best practice" rule. In a vault either in your home or work (if you have the utmost trust in your co-workers) or at a bank. Just a little side note: My F-I-L had his pistols stored in a safe weighing about a 1000 ponds but not bolted to the floor. Some paving gypsies came by to see if he wanted his rather long driveway re-paved. While one kept my F-I-L's attention, three others were searching through his home, found his safe and were moving that safe outside to be put on one of their trucks. Just luckily, my F-I-L caught on at the last minute and foiled their plan. He was lucky that time. How the three were able to move that safe is beyond me. It took six strong men to get it back up the back porch stairs and back into his closet (and then bolted down)[/QUOTE]
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