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<p>[QUOTE="coleguy, post: 1430451, member: 9167"]1500-1800 degrees is a free-standing house fire. But, say your neighbors houses are on fire, or worse yet, you live in the woods. When I was a firefighter for the park service we wouldn't even try to save houses. They would burst into flame long before the forest fire got to them. Basically they were burned twice. A forst fire will melt your coins. It's a common site to see sand and rock turned to glass, which requires far more heat than it does to melt metal. The worst I ever saw was road asphalt boil and then evaporate. I have no clue what that temp was. So, many factors exist when determining if you'll be left with coins or a pile of slag.</p><p>Guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coleguy, post: 1430451, member: 9167"]1500-1800 degrees is a free-standing house fire. But, say your neighbors houses are on fire, or worse yet, you live in the woods. When I was a firefighter for the park service we wouldn't even try to save houses. They would burst into flame long before the forest fire got to them. Basically they were burned twice. A forst fire will melt your coins. It's a common site to see sand and rock turned to glass, which requires far more heat than it does to melt metal. The worst I ever saw was road asphalt boil and then evaporate. I have no clue what that temp was. So, many factors exist when determining if you'll be left with coins or a pile of slag. Guy[/QUOTE]
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