Which safe to buy

fossmin

I am looking to buy a safe to store notes at my home. My house is sprinkled. What characteristics should I be looking for to store graded notes, hours and degrees? Is 60 minutes at 1200 degrees sufficient or should I be looking for something higher?

Thanks

synchr

I would only be concerned about raw notes and the old PCGS-C holders that were open to the atmosphere,
not concerned with fully encapulated notes as they're watertght.

Tip to save costs: The fire ratng is usually dependent on an insulator like gypsum that lnes the walls.
An inexpensive DIY is to take a low/non rated unit and heat proof it with scoreNsnap sheet rock ($15 for a 4'x8').
This may allow you to put more money in the purchase of a bigger unit without the accessory cost that manufacturers may upcharge you for.

Namvet69

@fossmin so safes come in 2 flavors, records safes that are rated to protect flammable documents against heat for so many minutes and money safes that are rated against failure to a tool attack for so many minutes. And location- installation to prevent the whole thing from being hauled off. Good luck. Peace Roy

sellitstore

Look for the thread on the coin forum (by crazyhounddog) about the dealer in Paradise, California who went through the wildfires a couple of years ago. He had two safes and one protected the contents fairly well while the other did not.

What I remember is the fact that the fire burned hotter than anyone expected for a residential fire (because it was much more than that), so you may want to consider the possibility of wildfires , if you live in an area that has them.