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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1556370, member: 112"]A good, quality fire safe will keep the contents of the safe at or under 350 degrees for 2 hours. That is the idea of a fire safe, to keep the interior temperature as low as possible for as long as possible to give them time to put the fire out and thus protect the contents. </p><p><br /></p><p>A house fire can produce temps over 3000 degrees at extremes. But will average more like 1500. Assuming the exterior temp is or stays at 1700, the fire safe will do its job and keep the interior at or under 350. However, the melting point of acrylic is 266 degrees. </p><p><br /></p><p>So while it will help, a fire safe is not going to protect your coins unless the fire is put out rather quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1556370, member: 112"]A good, quality fire safe will keep the contents of the safe at or under 350 degrees for 2 hours. That is the idea of a fire safe, to keep the interior temperature as low as possible for as long as possible to give them time to put the fire out and thus protect the contents. A house fire can produce temps over 3000 degrees at extremes. But will average more like 1500. Assuming the exterior temp is or stays at 1700, the fire safe will do its job and keep the interior at or under 350. However, the melting point of acrylic is 266 degrees. So while it will help, a fire safe is not going to protect your coins unless the fire is put out rather quickly.[/QUOTE]
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