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Next on CNN - a South Carolina economist says the dollar is in the toilet. But, he won’t say which one…..
My grandpa used to keep some silver under a floorboard in his outhouse back in Kentucky.
He used to say nobody wants that shi*.
Next on CNN - a South Carolina economist says the dollar is in the toilet. But, he won’t say which one…..
someplace unexpected or inconvenient.Where would you keep it?
someplace unexpected or inconvenient.
On a shelf built into the cold air return behind an air filter.
Under the insulation in the attic.
In the wall behind the toilet paper holder, or behind the cable TV outlet.
Inside the pump access door for the jacuzzi tub.
In a box or wrapped in a table cloth in the front hall closet, just piled with random stuff.
Avoid the master bedroom, although leaving something in your sock drawer is probably a good distraction.
If you cast bullets, under 1,000 pounds of lead.
Under the wood heater, inside a lamp base, inside a couch cushion, inside the hvac air intake, inside a random crappy tasting food or cleaning solution package. In the garage in any random undesirable container. The possibilities are limited by your imagination
Oh I recommend a safe for sure but put it in a small area where the top and sides can’t be quickly accessed with a hammer. So like in a small closet to one end if it’s narrow enough to keep someone from getting a full swing with a hammer then bolt it down and toss folded blankets on top. Or maybe even under a cabinet bolted through a shelf. Maybe in a garage and pour it into a concrete box and toss a towel or magazines over it or make a wooden top and front so it looks like a bench. Safe Inside a fake mini fridge . Possibilities are endless. Not disclosing the place/method I use but is along these lines.Fair but more picking it up cause it’s free. Though if the idea isn’t to put anything valuable in it I might fail there… is the idea then to have a gun safe they can’t carry off and an alarm so they don’t have time to crack it?
I bet somebody found it. Just sayin.I'm reminded of someone I know that had a paper bag containing $6000. That person hid it in the house in the year 2000.
They haven't found it yet.
I can help you look..I'm reminded of someone I know that had a paper bag containing $6000. That person hid it in the house in the year 2000.
They haven't found it yet.
I bet somebody found it. Just sayin.
Gonna be real awkward when I break into my old house to get my silver out of the wall/cabinet/attic insulation cause I forgot it during a move.Hollow out a book...
Behind the kick plate on a cabinet
If you have small kids, in a diaper pail
Thats why you always have 2 people (only 2) that your trust throughly who knows where it’s at.I'm reminded of someone I know that had a paper bag containing $6000. That person hid it in the house in the year 2000.
They haven't found it yet.
When I lived in NC I buried a 4' piece of PVC -glue cap on one end 4" clean out plug on top end. Took a bit of doing with post hole digger but safe and secure. Vacuum packing is a definite plus. Although I just used zip locks with cords around them to the top for extraction. It's still in the ground - somebody will find it one day and think they found a treasure.
I like this, minimal disruption to the soil. Could make finding a bit harder given the small footprint so better have a good idea where it is. A pin to find it might be nice if it’s such a random place people won’t be walking around with a metal detector.When I lived in NC I buried a 4' piece of PVC -glue cap on one end 4" clean out plug on top end. Took a bit of doing with post hole digger but safe and secure. Vacuum packing is a definite plus. Although I just used zip locks with cords around them to the top for extraction. It's still in the ground - somebody will find it one day and think they found a treasure.
Id like to know this alsoThis may be a little off the original post, but got me to thinking and looking, How would I go about getting an honest appraisal for some very old coins beyond junk value? I have silver dollars from the 1800's - liberty dimes - indian head pennies from 1900. Been reluctant to just walk in a coin shop for appraisal. So many variables. Any collectors could help here?
There is a mil pamphlet on caching, but it’s no longer in my ipad, hmmm.So… since you talk about spreading out cache, let’s talk burying things a bit.
Who done it and what do you need to insure contents are safe? Great idea and I have acreage that could take a lot of holes. Vacuum seal and put it in a pelican case?
Most often I see folks ask for reputable coin shops in their area. I’d guess that it’s worth getting a few opinions.This may be a little off the original post, but got me to thinking and looking, How would I go about getting an honest appraisal for some very old coins beyond junk value? I have silver dollars from the 1800's - mercury dimes - indian head pennies from 1900. Been reluctant to just walk in a coin shop for appraisal. So many variables. Any collectors could help here?
I have on many occasions had this much in my pockets...A million dollars in $100s weighs 22 pounds.....easy to hide BUT...where to hide it SAFELY is the problem......water, mold, fire all present their own problem...safety deposit box ya say???...Mr. IRS can open your box TODAY!!! I have a friend that lost Alot of money that way....he got it back BUT it was expensive to retrieve his Own money..."THEY" don't like unaccounted for cash...."Where would one keep $20,000?"
I tend to hide mine in Midsouth’s cash register. Philip has proven to be a great caretaker of my money.I have on many occasions had this much in my pockets...A million dollars in $100s weighs 22 pounds.....easy to hide BUT...where to hide it SAFELY is the problem......water, mold, fire all present their own problem...safety deposit box ya say???...Mr. IRS can open your box TODAY!!! I have a friend that lost Alot of money that way....he got it back BUT it was expensive to retrieve his Own money..."THEY" don't like unaccounted for cash....
One of our men thought up a fairly good solution...$100,000 in Susan B. Anthony dollars...don't burn, don't mold and weigh enough in a safe to hinder the pick up artist....This same man has Wellllll over that amount in Silver coins...at face value.........that's all I got on the hidin' money problem....It can Be a problem!!!
I have on many occasions had this much in my pockets...A million dollars in $100s weighs 22 pounds.....
Interesting at an academic level, but since individuals have the ability to sell their junk silver based on silver content in a way that they can’t really sell gold plated pins, I doubt that you can make money because you can’t be as efficient as a large refiner. But, what about stripping silver plate?I've been looking for 90% junk silver to try and purify. It's a much easier process than what I'm doing with the gold plate revive. But everyone with junk silver seems to think they're sitting on unobtanium and have it priced over spot - for a metal with 10% impurities that have to be refined out at a cost.
what about stripping silver plate?
That's a fair point and I've heard it made before. The other side would be- if you have to trade silver (of any type) in the future, i feel like it would be easier to show someone a shiny coin or bar that says .999 pure silver on it than convince some young person that an old roll of dirty dimes is 90% silver. (Even though it doesn't say silver on it anywhere)I think junk and other US mint holds a very strong value because it's actual US currency. Most people see it and know it. Not a ton of people look at an APMEX coin and know it's pure silver. Just my useless opinion.