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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dmott88, post: 1280064, member: 33129&quot;]This probably won&#039;t help but its my experiance with coin storage.</p><p><br /></p><p>It depends on location for sure. My problem was I did have a safe bolted to the floor in a closet with all my coins in it. Problem was is that a EF5 tornado (worst in the history of US) came through my town around 6pm on a Sunday night. Well that safe bolted to the floor did nothing to stop 200+ mile an hour winds. The safe (and the floor it was attached to) got sucked out of my closet through a window and landed in the middle of my back yard with a 80ft tree on it. Now I wish I could forever have that kind of security. I did have a safe deposit box at the bank but little good that did. The bank crumbled and all contents were deemed lost. Pretty sure the PMs I had inside were scooped up by a FEMA dozer and in some land fill by now.</p><p><br /></p><p>The good news is that I was over protective of my coins and had placed many in plastic baggies after proper storage had been taken place. After 8 hours with a chainsaw I was able to get that tree off my safe. I couldn&#039;t believe the condition of the safe and how everything inside had not taken any damage. Before the tornado our house was broken into. Those little....... left the crow bar they used trying to free my safe and the four drawer filing cabinet that was bolted to the floor. So when it comes to theivery the safe and locking filing cabinet held tight but when it came to natural disasters the safe box at the bank failed miserably. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I keep my coins in a new safe bolted to the floor in a closet. It seems to work just fine with me. I picked one up from a local hardware store for around $400 bucks. Its got enough room for my more valuable pieces. I also have a new four drawer filing cabinet (that locks) for my less valuable stuff and dansco albums. It is also bolted to the floor and wedged in tight. As an added bonus I built a bookshelf to fit perfectly over the door so anyone who doesn&#039;t know better wouldn&#039;t even realize there was a closet located behind it. (Except for you fine folks now.) But never again and I mean never even 14 hours away from the tornado alley will I use a safe deposit box again. The bank doesn&#039;t give a hoot about the contents you have inside and will do nothing if they themselves are robbed or if a 1.5 mile wide tornado wipes them out.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The best advice I can give is do whatever makes you feel safe about your valueables. Some buy the home security systems others attach electrial outlets to light up the night. But I believe location is everything. You never know when you are sitting at home on a typical Sunday night watching tv and eating dinner when nature will decide to strike and take everything you thought you knew and thought was safe away from you. Crazy things have been happening all over the states lately from tornados, to hurricanes and even earthquakes. Its hard to ever feel safe or know your items are safe nowadays but all we can do is try our best.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Daniel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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