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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 4009785, member: 73489&quot;]Many of us paid considerable $$$ for our coins, it&#039;s kind of self-defeating to not be able to look at them in the privacy of our own homes instead of a sterile bank vault.</p><p><br /></p><p>SDBs were created when safes were not available to average homeowners in the late-1800&#039;s....high-density populations in growing metropolitan areas meant that you were surrounded by hundreds if not thousands of families within a few block radius.&nbsp; That&#039;s not the case today in the suburbs or rural areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not pooh-poohing the risks of theft but I think between not advertising one&#039;s assets....having a heavy-duty safe (or good hiding spot in a big house)....and maybe employing a modern high-tech security system (haven&#039;t there been quantum improvements with Wi-Fi cameras, Bluetooth, and the internet ?).....I think the odds are now more keeping your stuff close to you.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would also think that if you have alot of bullion and/or a sizeable coin collection that getting a SDB of sufficient size could be a problem.&nbsp; I know people who have hundreds of pounds of stuff; most SDB&#039;s are for a few rings, coins, and necklaces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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