If your investment in silver or gold reaches a great value, then you are going to have a very difficult time in hiding the metals around your home. For this specific reason, several people are starting to buy a vault for their house. Keeping your silver and gold in a locked vault is a much better option to keeping the coins under your couch or even in your jar.
One of the varieties of the safe that is specifically popular with silver and gold buyers is the floor safe. A floor safe is exclusive in that its installation is straight into the flooring of your house. This normally means that all but a side of the vault is enclosed by concrete. Not only does this bind the entry points for the thieves, but it also adds a certain amount of normal fire protection also.
If you are forced to keep your safe in a garage, you might wish to think installation of a floor safe for hiding your possessions. The floor safe can be enclosed with the plywood or some other solid materials, and then it is enclosed again by the flooring especially designed for the garages. This flooring can be as plain as old carpeting which is used.