PROTECTING COINS FROM DANGER TIPS
As Hurricane Florence slammed into the Carolina coast in September 2018, we are reminded of Hurricane Harvey moving through Texas in 2017; Hurricane Rita in September 2005; and the hurricane that sank the SS Central America on September 12, 1857, causing a financial panic that year, but providing America with a treasure trove of classic gold coins this year.
Now that hurricane season is reaching its seasonal peak in 2018, it is timely to remind collectors and investors that rare coins and other valuables survived Hurricane Harvey and other disasters intact if they were stored in bank safe-deposit boxes, but some were lost if they were stored in private homes.