Dafydd's Recent Activity

  1. Dafydd replied to the thread Caught in the Act: Why TPG "Cleaned" Details Don’t Scare Me.

    Here is some more information @LakeEffect I just added a post to the Shipwreck Corner...

    May 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
  2. Dafydd attached a file to the thread The Shipwreck Corner.

    The loss and recovery of the SS Egypt treasure. [ATTACH] On 19 May 1922, the P&O ocean liner SS Egypt departed Tilbury, Essex,...

    SS EGYPT SHIP IMAGE.jpg Diving gear.jpg Egypt brender 2 (1).jpg Egypt Diving Bell (1).jpg Egypt Loot (1).jpg Egypt Slab.jpg Egypt sovereign obverse.jpg Egypt sov reverse large.jpg Egypt case 2.jpg Washing sovereigns (1).jpg May 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
  3. Dafydd attached a file to the thread Caught in the Act: Why TPG "Cleaned" Details Don’t Scare Me.

    You are absolutely right @LakeEffect , dangling on a wire hawser with the chance of getting hung up on the wreckage wouldn't be "my cup...

    Egypt Diving Bell (1).jpg May 23, 2026 at 3:10 PM
  4. Dafydd liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread Well Now That’s Just Cool - Reclaiming Junk Gold & Silver.

    My son has been looking for ways to earn money outside of his job and I think he may have landed on something here. He works at a plant...

    4506.jpeg 4517.jpeg 4548.jpeg 4597.jpeg May 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
  5. Dafydd posted a new thread.

    Caught in the Act: Why TPG "Cleaned" Details Don’t Scare Me

    [ATTACH] This image is from David Scott’s classic book, The Egypt's Gold, and shows the first salvaged coins from the SS Egypt being...

    Egypt washing sovereigns (1).jpg Egypt sovereign.jpg Egypt sovereign obverse.jpg Egypt Sovereign raw.jpg Egypt case 2.jpg

    Forum: Coin Chat

    May 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM
  6. Dafydd replied to the thread Help with Medieval Dutch Coins.

    I collect a lot of things including shipwreck and medieval so here we go. For a collector of shipwreck silver, every coin is a physical...

    May 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM
  7. Dafydd liked Dimedude2's post in the thread Birthday gift from wife!.

    Insane gift! I am very fortunate! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

    IMG_0277.jpeg IMG_0280.jpeg IMG_0281.jpeg May 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
  8. Dafydd replied to the thread A newb joins the hoard - 1675 English Farthing Charles II.

    Outstanding !

    May 21, 2026 at 7:33 AM
  9. Dafydd liked scottishmoney's post in the thread A newb joins the hoard - 1675 English Farthing Charles II.

    [ATTACH] In a remarkable state of preservation, usually these are heavily worn and corroded. An interesting cud formed on the king's...

    CharlesIIfarthing2.jpg May 21, 2026 at 7:32 AM
  10. Dafydd liked Jersey magic man's post in the thread VOC Japanese plate from the Asian Art Museum (and a coin).

    Mine definitely came off a shipwreck. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

    VOC 1.jpg VOC 2.jpg May 17, 2026
  11. Dafydd liked The Meat man's post in the thread VOC Japanese plate from the Asian Art Museum (and a coin).

    That's a cool plate! I like VOC coins. I have a few, and even more on my wish-list. Here's an early-ish duit from my collection: [ATTACH]

    Dutch EIC 1735 duit.jpg May 17, 2026
  12. Dafydd liked The Eidolon's post in the thread VOC Japanese plate from the Asian Art Museum (and a coin).

    Wound up having some time I needed to wait in the city, so I stopped by the Asian Art Museum. I liked this "VOC" plate they had, which...

    VOC Plate.jpg 1 Duit VOC West Friesland 1729-1794 copy.jpg May 17, 2026