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<p>[QUOTE="princeofwaldo, post: 2049976, member: 24091"][ATTACH=full]376296[/ATTACH] I have this sort of ritual I go through a couple times a year. I toss the 4 desiccant slabs in the oven and dry them out. Once cool, I wrap them in foil, and then grab all the coins that have accumulated over last 4 to 8 months and then head to the bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>I open the little safe deposit box first. It is all silver bullion. I pull out the drawer, open it, grab the desiccant canister, and swap it out with one of the 4 recharged canisters brought from the house.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, I have them open the larger box and I bring it into a private room and lock myself in there for an hour or two at the most. There are two desiccant canisters inside it, plus an additional one that is kept on top of the box once slid into the vault wall. So those all get swapped out. I then go through the slabs, --about 300 of them, and finally add the most recent additions to the box. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes, in an effort to free-up space, I will take a few of the old slabs home and sell them on eBay in order to make room for the newer material. There's also a pair of 2x2 boxes with raw coins, one Russian, the other mostly world gold but with some US gold too. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know it's time for a trip over there about the time I run out of little plastic easels for the slabs on top of my dresser.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="princeofwaldo, post: 2049976, member: 24091"][ATTACH=full]376296[/ATTACH] I have this sort of ritual I go through a couple times a year. I toss the 4 desiccant slabs in the oven and dry them out. Once cool, I wrap them in foil, and then grab all the coins that have accumulated over last 4 to 8 months and then head to the bank. I open the little safe deposit box first. It is all silver bullion. I pull out the drawer, open it, grab the desiccant canister, and swap it out with one of the 4 recharged canisters brought from the house. Next, I have them open the larger box and I bring it into a private room and lock myself in there for an hour or two at the most. There are two desiccant canisters inside it, plus an additional one that is kept on top of the box once slid into the vault wall. So those all get swapped out. I then go through the slabs, --about 300 of them, and finally add the most recent additions to the box. Sometimes, in an effort to free-up space, I will take a few of the old slabs home and sell them on eBay in order to make room for the newer material. There's also a pair of 2x2 boxes with raw coins, one Russian, the other mostly world gold but with some US gold too. I know it's time for a trip over there about the time I run out of little plastic easels for the slabs on top of my dresser.[/QUOTE]
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