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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 30987, member: 112"]I have used fire safes for many, many years and never had a problem of any kind. I do use silica gel packs to keep the moisture down inside the safe - but I would do so if it were a fire safe or not. Also - I live in Utah - the 2nd dryest state in the nation - so moisture is seldom a problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>But what causes these rumors about fire safes is what they place inside the walls of the safe to make it fire resistant. They use small pellets filled with liquid so that when the heat reaches a certain temperature they release this liquid in order to reduce the heat. This is what protects the contents from the heat. But there is never any liquid or moisture released unless there is a fire. </p><p><br /></p><p>So you be the judge - moisture harms coins - but usually only over a period of time. Heat on the other hand can harm coins in seconds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which would you prefer ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 30987, member: 112"]I have used fire safes for many, many years and never had a problem of any kind. I do use silica gel packs to keep the moisture down inside the safe - but I would do so if it were a fire safe or not. Also - I live in Utah - the 2nd dryest state in the nation - so moisture is seldom a problem. But what causes these rumors about fire safes is what they place inside the walls of the safe to make it fire resistant. They use small pellets filled with liquid so that when the heat reaches a certain temperature they release this liquid in order to reduce the heat. This is what protects the contents from the heat. But there is never any liquid or moisture released unless there is a fire. So you be the judge - moisture harms coins - but usually only over a period of time. Heat on the other hand can harm coins in seconds. Which would you prefer ?[/QUOTE]
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