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Safety box question for the brothers



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?
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  • pendragon1998pendragon1998 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭
    Have you ever seen what happens to a car kept near the ocean?
  • 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.

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  • hooeee, I sure wouldn't try that.
  • Silver chloride can be grayish to brown in color. FYI in case you see some "toning" occurring.
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  • 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.
  • curlycurly Posts: 2,880


    Think I'll give up on that idea. I did, however, drop it into a cookie jar that is full of pennies.
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  • Let us know how that turns out.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Salt would not be good... silica gel will keep humidity out, but will need to be monitored and changed periodically. Cheers, RickO
  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 23,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Curly, it would be a really bad environment for your MPLs, or any other coins for that matter. Just say no.
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  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
    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.

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  • RedneckHBRedneckHB Posts: 19,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Can you say "Shipwreck Effect"?
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  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭


    CURLY! CURLY! CURLY!........................PLEASE WATCH YOUR SALT! image
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  • curlycurly Posts: 2,880


    All you brothers are proving Mrs. curly right. Sometimes I'm slow to grasp.
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  • 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. image
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  • 57loaded57loaded Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭


    << <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 projectilesimage

    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.

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