GPS Tracking device with coins?

caitlin

Has anyone ever thought of using a tracking device in their safe? I was thinking of placing one in my safe just in case some nuckel head ever decided to steal it. This would give me a little edge on locating it quickly hopefully before they broke into it. Any info would be appreciated.

cladking

It was a great idea before you posted it on the web. Now they know you have a safe
and a tracking device.

Check it. It may not work through all safes.

Cam40

which leads to the question: why not put a tracking device in the slab itself.
and would it be worth the added costs.
sure they,ve thought about this before huh?

100proof1957

wont transmit thru the safe !

Cam40

thats one for the safe makers.
build a safe with a GPS tracking security system.

100proof1957

Lo-Jack for yur coins !

Coinosaurus

Here's a question - if a serial number could be etched on your coin, so small that you couldn't see it, would you have it done? If the services allowed such marked coins to be slabbed, would that change your decision??

I believe diamond companies are now marking certain diamonds in this way.

solid

A novel idea, but GPS wouldn't work through the lead-lined and steel-reinforced
concrete bunker that I've set up to protect my coins from WW3. On the other
hand, it's not necessary since it's immobile.

I've seen the idea brought up before of micro-etching a serial number into the coins
surface. I understand that this can be done so tiny as to be undetectible, or nearly
so, to the naked eye. I believe it's a topic that would make great debate.

There are several advantages to micro-etching serial numbers on coins:

* Positive ID in case of theft
* Population reports of such coins would be 100% accurate!!!!!!!
* The unique history of a coin's slabbed grades could be available!!!!!!!

Those are powerful advantages in my opinion, but the thought of purposely damaging
a coin's surface amounts to nothing less than sacrilege!

sliderider

Bring your safe down to the car alarm shop and have them install a Lojack.

caitlin

Thanks for all the feed back and no dought gives me a few great idears.

Barry

If you're worried about your safe walking away, either it's too small or not secured adequately.

kranky

<< <i>Here's a question - if a serial number could be etched on your coin, so small that you couldn't see it, would you have it done? If the services allowed such marked coins to be slabbed, would that change your decision??

I believe diamond companies are now marking certain diamonds in this way. >>



This could be done easily using available technology. You could put a serial number (or anything else) on the surface or edge of a coin. I would expect people would prefer the edge; on reeded coins it could be done inside one of the reeds. The laser etching can be done in characters as small as 30 microns, which is roughly one-third the width of a human hair.

uncleb

<< <i>Here's a question - if a serial number could be etched on your coin, so small that you couldn't see it, would you have it done? If the services allowed such marked coins to be slabbed, would that change your decision?? >>



Yes, on some coins. Particularly if done on the edge.

There is no reason why the services should not slab them. The Dexter Dollar is a tough precedent to overcome.