How To Securely Store Precious Metal at Home

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How To Securely Store Precious Metal at Home
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• Many more people are investing in precious metals
  like gold, silver, platinum and palladium
  bullion, and with their value seemingly
  increasing year on year, its little wonder.
  However, an investment is only ever as smart and
  secure as the methods you choose to protect it.
• If you have precious metals simply sitting around
  in a drawer at home, you need to take immediate
  action to protect them, before its too late.
  After all, it may not just be burglars that could
  get their hands on your prized collection, but
  family members or anyone else inside your home,
  such as contractors, nannies or even your kids
  school friends.

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• Protecting your precious metals is thankfully
  made easy by storing it one of the following
  places
• A high security safe within your home
• A bank vault or safe deposit box
• Third party depository
• Advice for storing your precious metals in a safe
  at home
• While you could be forgiven for thinking that a
  bank would be the most secure place to store your
  precious metals, it does present you with access
  issues, and could mean that should you need to
  get to your collection in an emergency, you might
  not be able to.

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• While you could be forgiven for thinking that a
  bank would be the most secure place to store your
  precious metals, it does present you with access
  issues, and could mean that should you need to
  get to your collection in an emergency, you might
  not be able to.
• What kind of safe should you store your precious
  metals in?
• Generally speaking, the higher the value of your
  items (whether precious metal or jewelry), the
  higher the fire rating of your safe should be, to
  give the items the highest level of protection in
  the event of a fire, as possible.

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• Experts also recommend buying a high security
  fire rated or burglar proof safe that is bigger
  than your existing needs many people will expand
  upon their collections over time, or simply
  acquire more things that need to be locked away
  securely in a safe.
• Having your safe professionally installed is a
  great idea, as it can help to ensure that its
  placed in the best position within your home,
  with proper airflow beneath it to prevent excess
  moisture from building up under it and getting
  inside. Ideally, the safe technician should also
  bolt the safe to the floor, making it virtually
  impossible for a burglar to even tip it over, let
  alone pick it up and carry it away.

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• What other precautions should you take when
  storing precious metals at home?
• A safe is absolutely the most secure place to
  keep your precious metals in at home, but to make
  sure that it stays as dry as possible inside the
  safe at all times, you should consider using a
  dehumidifier rod and rechargeable desiccant
  device.
• For more information on dehumidifiers, or any
  other aspect of safely storing your precious
  metals at home, talk to an experienced safe
  installer or technician, and make sure youre
  protecting your investment in the best way
  possible.

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