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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 24667675, member: 105571&quot;]Guns are cleaned with chemicals that leave a residue on the metal surfaces.&nbsp; Then the guns are lubricated.&nbsp; Guns are often stored with their ammunition.&nbsp; That ammo is full of chemicals.&nbsp; Guns are often stored with holsters and other accoutrements that are cured or made with harsh chemicals.&nbsp; Lock all that stuff up in a closed safe and you have an environment that is less than ideal for coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a gun safe where you store all of this material, open it up after it&#039;s been closed for a month or so and take a deep sniff.</p><p><br /></p><p>And just to add another point, gun safes are notoriously lousy at resisting attempts to break into them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a thought:&nbsp; If you have $10,000 worth of guns and $200,000 worth of coins, which is more worthy of being kept in a fire and burglery-rated safe?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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