Safety box question for the brothers

curly

During WWII, some of Europe's treasures were put in salt mines for safekeeping. Soooo with this thought in mind I built up a small sachet of crushed rock salt to plop in the safety box. I ain't got up enough nerve to do it yet. Good idea or bad?

pendragon1998

Have you ever seen what happens to a car kept near the ocean?

FLBuffaloHunter

According to the Coin Preservation Handbook by Charles Frank, moist salt air can attack coin metals, especially copper so I would say definetly not a good idea.

hubird

hooeee, I sure wouldn't try that.

pharmer

Silver chloride can be grayish to brown in color. FYI in case you see some "toning" occurring.

Mercury10c

Salt is the stuff they put on the roads up north in the winter. First it eats through the snow, then it eats
through the pavement, and then it eats through the body of your car. Just put some silica gel and there.

curly

Think I'll give up on that idea. I did, however, drop it into a cookie jar that is full of pennies.

FLBuffaloHunter

Let us know how that turns out.

ricko

Salt would not be good... silica gel will keep humidity out, but will need to be monitored and changed periodically. Cheers, RickO

jmski52

Curly, it would be a really bad environment for your MPLs, or any other coins for that matter. Just say no.

ElKevvo

I do believe the salt mines were used, not because they would preserve the artifacts from potentially damaging chemicals but from prying eyes and Allied bombing attacks.

K

RedneckHB

Can you say "Shipwreck Effect"?

tahoe98

CURLY! CURLY! CURLY!........................PLEASE WATCH YOUR SALT!

curly

All you brothers are proving Mrs. curly right. Sometimes I'm slow to grasp.

SilverBaron

I agree that silica gel or one of the non-powered dehumidifiers is best, if there is room, but a cheap, safe, alternitive is PLAIN white rice from the store in a plastic bag...NOT in a cardboard box...... NO seasoning or salt.... Just place it in the SDB in an open zip top baggie.... change it when ever you think of it.

57loaded

<< <i>Have you ever seen what happens to a car kept near the ocean? >>



or anything for that matter, also watch out for gulls and other projectiles

i'd use a different type of desiccant than salt, silica and plastic zip lock bags and a humidity indicator...pink...blue those type of inexpensive ones.

if you ever make any prosciutto (sp) ...I'M IN!