Poll Question: What’s the most unusual place you’ve stored or hidden a coin?

Under my basement stairwell, there was a small 2x4 brace holding up the stairs. I put some old proof and mint sets on that shelf, installed a piece of removable plywood as a cover, spray-painted it all flat black, and it was barely noticeable. That was my coin safe for a few years until my collection grew and I had to buy a large safe. I can tell you this now as I don't live there anymore! But I showed it to the new owners, and I suppose they still use it for jewelry.

Larry, Louisville

There was a pocket under my parents’ couch where the couch legs were stored for delivery. I hid my money there for about a month when I was trying to save up for something, since it was an awkward place to get money out and would theoretically deter me from spending it. My genius kid brain didn’t think about how I would have to go in there anyway to put money in when I received my allowance for doing chores, so it didn’t do much to deter me from anything. It didn’t take me long to give up on the hiding spot.

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When I was growing up, my mother hid her prized gold-and-sapphire cocktail ring, cash, and my father’s mercury-head dime collection in a Borden’s Ice Cream Sandwich box in the freezer.

Kat, Dallas