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KlectorKid

After about 14 months with my coins locked in my safe I finally got the combo (and the key). My safe is in the basement and moistures a problem. Well I have a a few packs of some dehumidifier cyrstals or whatever. I opened the safe and to my suprise the thing was soaking. The staples on 2x2's were rusty, the cardboard was wet and it even got in to some cheap flat packs of mine. It corroded a blue proof nickle of mine aswell and the frankie which is now spotted green. Luckily I dont have very much raw copper and my other coins were for the most part slabbed. It didnt cost me much but it sure is annoying. And to my question, where can I buy more dehumidifying packets?

braddick

Chances are you bought a fire safe. They're great in protecting important documents from a fire (for a period of time) but no good on coins. What you need is a burglary safe. While they won't protect the contents against fire, it's a better safe for your needs.

jeffnpcb

The location isn't the best either. Basement areas can cause a major humidity problem in cold steel casings! Move the safe to keep it in a better temperature controled area of the house!

dimples

The pros recommend that you open the safe at least once a week for a couple of hours. The safe must breathe.

Barry

Have you been recharging the silica gel regularly? I do mine every month or two, more in the summer.

Shamika

Dehumidifier cyrstals won't last long under these conditions. Next time, keep your coins sealed in a Tupperware container with dehumidifier cyrstals and you'll have better luck.

Shamika

By the way, how did the slabs hold up?

KlectorKid

Well, The gold didnt change (of course) and neither did the silver except for one coin a ms-65 64-D JFK half(Ill get over its lost somehow) . Although I dont have much slabbed copper, what I do have didnt change.

coinbuf

Here is a place to purchase some.
Help is here

Chris

ddbird

My safe stays in a cedar closet....pesky moths!

SirAnthonyAC

Hi,

I'm using a fire proof safe without without any issues... however; mine is not in the basement... I think the main reason you had a problem was the location of the safe.

Perhaps a different location above the water line would be better, also... I do open my safe a look at my coins often... I recall reading that helps too.

Did the coins in the slabs fair okay???

Anthony

mgoodm3

I have a fire safe and have no problems, but then again I live in the desert with temps in the 80's and dewpoints in the 20's.

harbon

Even if your fireproof safe is in a temperature controlled room, it still retains humidity and moisture (because fire doesn't like moisture of course! ).

Oh and should modern proofs, commems, and whitman 2x2 holders be "safe" from moisture damage in my fireproof safe?