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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oval_man, post: 1483566, member: 22602&quot;]Sorry guys, but I beg to differ. I think your caution—though well-intentioned—is a bit excessive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s suppose some nefarious CT lurker reads that I&#039;ve spent $1,000 on a mighty-nice coin. He lives in Ohio—only 5 hours from me—and, after having discovered my address though some convoluted online means, decides to drive up here to rummage through my house to look for my SDB key. Is this a likely scenario?</p><p><br /></p><p>First, he doesn&#039;t know, based on this thread, if I&#039;m even telling the truth. I may not have $1,000 to my name. But suppose he has seen me post other mighty-nice coins on CT. Is this really going to be sufficient info to justify his traveling here for a potential surveillance and break-in?</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on this thread, or even on all of CT, he really would have no idea of 1), what my net worth actually is (it&#039;s not that much) or what exact valuables I might have in my possession, or 2), what kind of protection I maintain for my property.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wouldn&#039;t it be a whole lot easier for this nefarious CT lurker to drive to his nearest old-money neighborhood in Ohio and hot-wire a Porsche or two, or rummage through a few homes for jewelry boxes while the owners are at the opera?</p><p><br /></p><p>Granted, I&#039;m being silly and playing devil&#039;s advocate; still, I&#039;ve read too many testimonials by former burglars about how they do their work. They go to nice neighborhoods during the day when everyone&#039;s at work; they pop out a window and then rummage for valuables. They want to hit as many homes in one vicinity as possible. Reading coin discussion boards in hopes of a coming across a potential wealthy collector (which, BTW, I&#039;ve yet to see emerge on this thread) doesn&#039;t strike me as a very efficient way to steal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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