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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 312819, member: 5233&quot;]OK, for the last couple years I have stored part of my coin collection (my nicer things) in a gun safe.&nbsp; As many of you may know, one of my other hobbies is target shooting.&nbsp; I am currently facing somewhat of a storage deliema and would like some input.</p><p><br /></p><p>First off, let me say that the coins in the safe are not supremely rare or valuable...in total probably worth somewhere between $1000 and $2000 dollars.&nbsp; Many of them are Morgan Dollars, Indian and Lincoln Cents and a couple gold coins.&nbsp; However, these coins are worth more to me than they are actually worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>My problem is I have recently taken up the hobby of shooting black powder guns and was given a black powder pistol by my father.&nbsp; With the pistol, I also received a metal carton of black powder.&nbsp; I usually don&#039;t store ammo in the safe because of room and the fact that ammo isn&#039;t on its own something I consider too dangerous on its own.&nbsp; However, I feel the need to lock up the carton of black powder because of the quantity and because it is more not as safe as typical ammo with smokeless powder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s what I&#039;m concerned about.&nbsp; As some of you may know (any shooters or chemistry people), black powder contains charcoal and sulfur.&nbsp; Is there any risk to the coins in storing the coins and the powder in the same safe.&nbsp; The powder is in a metal tin with a metal screw on cap which I doubt its air tight.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I have neither the money nor the room right now to buy a second safe for the coins...and I would prefer not to remove the coins from the safe.&nbsp; Is there any real reason I should be worried about this?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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