Dafydd's Recent Activity

  1. Dafydd liked Tall Paul's post in the thread a new Condor 1/2 penny..... I think 1794.

    Congratulations on getting yourself a Conder beehive. I have a sub-suite in my collection of tokens that depict beehives. Here are a few...

    Jan 26, 2026 at 3:51 AM
  2. Dafydd liked mrweaseluv's post in the thread a new Condor 1/2 penny..... I think 1794.

    Yeah "I Think".... I can find near exact versions of both obv and the reverse of this token.. both attributed to the same region...

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  3. Dafydd liked panzerman's post in the thread The Shipwreck Corner.

    I have two beautifull 1600 century Manchu era Urns from Chinese ship that sank in Gulf of Tonkin. They were secretly salvaged and sold...

    Jan 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
  4. Dafydd liked messydesk's post in the thread Last Souvenir from the FUN Show.

    Didn't have to pay for it, so it's not a newp. Got it today. Goes nicely with my PCGS and NGC ones. [ATTACH]

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  5. Dafydd replied to the thread The Shipwreck Corner.

    I wouldn't call myself a connoisseur @lordmarcovan , aficionado maybe, Junkie probably. I do have a piece of Chinese shipwreck...

    Jan 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
  6. Dafydd replied to the thread I just bought a coin that very few of you would have bought.

    Nice coin and great display @lordmarcovan. If anyone said to me 5 years ago I would have bought a holed coin I would have called them...

    Jan 25, 2026 at 2:28 PM
  7. Dafydd attached a file to the thread The Shipwreck Corner.

    The Hollandia is a shipwreck which has a nice spread of readily available salvaged coins. Here is one I picked up last year together...

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  8. Dafydd liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Cool Coin, It's the King of Bhutan!.

    It is indeed cool looking. Curious, and wanting to see photos, I had to Google his "hat". It is called The Raven Crown. Here's an...

    Jan 24, 2026 at 8:04 AM
  9. Dafydd liked fretboard's post in the thread Cool Coin, It's the King of Bhutan!.

    This coin tops all as far as the man's hat goes, looks a bit off kilter or maybe even a little quirky but I would never talk against...

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  10. Dafydd liked johnmilton's post in the thread Are slabs dangerous? Do I need protection?.

    They might be wearing gloves because of the complaints on-line about people holding coins with their bare fingers when they photograph...

    Jan 24, 2026 at 8:03 AM
  11. Dafydd replied to the thread Are slabs dangerous? Do I need protection?.

    Criminals are usually stupid. I know a criminal forensic scientist and he once told me how a burglar had been arrested and accused of...

    Jan 24, 2026 at 8:03 AM
  12. Dafydd liked chrissy1955's post in the thread Are slabs dangerous? Do I need protection?.

    Obviously the coins they're holding are stolen, hence, gloves to handle "hot" coins. Groaaaaan.

    Jan 24, 2026 at 7:56 AM
  13. Dafydd replied to the thread Are slabs dangerous? Do I need protection?.

    Good points!

    Jan 24, 2026 at 4:00 AM