What must you know to store money in the ground?

I would think as long as you keep it dry you should not have any problems. Wrap it in a ziplock bag and get your shovels out. An old army ammo box would be a nice plus. That will keep the neighbor's dog out of the equation.

BT

 

Please post your address

PS: Do you freeze your credit cards in a glass of water so it's a ***** to use it on a whim?

Why the hell is the 'B' word sensored on this board? A Vet could not even have a complete post in mentioning a procedure on a female dog!

 

It would be good to remember where you buried it. Like a treasure map.

But then, many Americans do not have or cannot afford a map. In South Africa, many of the tribes scratch their maps in the sand. However, when the desert winds blow in Iraq, the maps can become obliterated, therefore we Americans should work together with the rest of the world to make our lives better.

The end.

 

You mean, such as in tribal Africa we should work together to make for Kazhikstan to be like better for the children? Maps are like money so like when you, uh, bury the map go to South Africa to dig it up and tall them they need to work together also. But, I'd vote for S.C. , she smiled through the whole answer, and sounded really good on the today show re-answering it. Now the address please.

BT

 

That is odd. But it got a good chuckle out of me!

On subject: I buried a bunch of loot once. I wrapped it in plastic, put it in ziplock bags, then put it all in a tupperware container.
After about three months, I got nervous (what if it gets wet, and molds? What if I get hurt and forget where it is? etc...) and I dug it up.
It smelled slightly damp, but was fine.

 

I would put in some Silica Gel Desiccants in each layer of plastic bag and in the container itself.

I would vacuum seal the plastic bags.

He deeper you bury the box the less oxygen...........

http://www.uline.com/Group_21.asp

 

Stick it in a freezer bag, then into your ammo box with some extra sealant just to be safe (clear caulking), then dig a hole and put a wooden box in the hole. Stick your ammo box in the wooden box and cover it up.

Make sure you bury it at least 6' deep or some twit with a metal detector will find it I have friends that dig up money all the time. Also, leave NO MARKINGS anywhere near it. Take pictures of the area or something, but for God sakes don't make a f'n map...

 

How on earth do you accumulate enough cash to have to bury some?

 

It is reputed that the metal detectors work much better on coinage than with paper bills. Of course, you have that front covered it you use the ammo box.

Are you by any chance a self-employeed pharmaceutical sales person?

 

Just put it in a rubbermaid type container with some dessicant inside and bury it already. If you are trying to hide some assets in a safe place it might be worth trying something a little more creative. Buy some platinum wire, bend it into a clothes hangers, paint it white and put it in the back of the closet.

 

It might be easier to convert the paper money into gold coins before putting it into the ground.
It should take up less room and be less susceptible to moisture, etc.

Currently the purchase price for American Eagle 1 oz coins is around $743 (you can sell it back today around $701, so there is a 5% or so fee).

Plus, given the way things are going these days, you might make 10% ROI on your "underground holdings".

If you don't have a gold dealer nearby, you can buy it on the web at places like Kitco:
https://online.kitco.com/sellprice/completelist.html

Just an idea.

 

Look for the giant "W".

 

<laughing> Absolutely hillarious lol

 

Sounds like you've been in this predicament before.....

 

Funny, I've been planning a visit to Nova Scotia. Perhaps you could pm me your address and I could pay you a visit under the cover of darkness

 

No, just a lot of random type knowledge and ideas.

Along similar lines the physicist Niels Bohr dissolved his gold in aqua regia (mix of nitric and hydrochloric acid) when he fled Nazi occupied Copenhagen, when Denmark was liberated he recovered the gold which he had left in a jar in a back shelf in his laboratory. If you have any practical chemistry experience it might be worth a try depending on how serious you might be about this thing.

 

That is some pretty insightful and inventive stuff......

 

I bought my first house at 18 in 1970. There was some history of an eccentric old man who lived there in the 50's and 60's. We tore down an old shed to build a deck that hung off a cliff without support. We started off of 28 4x4's set in concrete. A lot of holes. We found some broken glass pill bottles with bills so far gone you could hardly tell what they were. As we dug, we found more. Intact glass bottles with plastic snap caps. Money was rolled tight and was damp. When we laid it flat it dried and curled back the way we found it. If you handled it, it would fall apart. We took 2 grocery bags of curled up money to the bank. They asked a few questions and I just kept saying, " It's not in very good shape is it." In the end it was about $4K. How much was in broken bottles that had been stuffed into the block foundation of the old shed? I don't know but we stopped building and dug till we felt silly. A pharmacist said the bottles were from the mid 50's. It more than paid for the deck.

 

This will come in handy if the Germans ever bomb Pearl Harbor again..........

 

the Germans never bombed Pearl Harbor.. go watch the Ben Affleck movie again... ! on second thought, just read a book..

~shahedc
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I hope I'm just not understanding a joke here? lol

In case I'm not, it was the Japanees that bombed Pearl Harbor...