LakeEffect's Recent Activity

  1. LakeEffect liked Dafydd's post in 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 5:55 PM
  2. LakeEffect liked Dafydd's post in 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 5:47 PM
  3. LakeEffect replied to the thread Caught in the Act: Why TPG "Cleaned" Details Don’t Scare Me.

    Thanks, I love stories like this, and it prompted me to learn about the ill-fated SS Egypt and the salvage operation. Can you imagine...

    May 23, 2026 at 2:12 PM
  4. LakeEffect liked Dafydd's post in the 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 May 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
  5. LakeEffect liked Michael K's post in the thread I finally got one!.

    That's one I need. ahaha. I need 2 from each year I have the other 6. Very nice find.

    May 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
  6. LakeEffect posted a new thread.

    I finally got one!

    After years of checking my change, I finally came across the "W" quarter that's eluded me all this time! They really do exist. [ATTACH]

    2020W Weir Farm.jpeg

    Forum: US Coins Forum

    May 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
  7. LakeEffect liked kountryken's post in the thread Post your 1776-2026 Coins.

    Well I made a liar out of myself, lol. Looky what I found! It was so bright and shining that I actually had to put in the shade to...

    20260517_175231.jpg 20260517_175215.jpg May 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM