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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 2719850, member: 12789&quot;]1. Are the non-regal ones primarily differentiated by their crudeness?</p><p><br /></p><p>For the most part yes, but there are some slightly scarcer examples that were better.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Did they also circulate freely in England?</p><p><br /></p><p>Along with a lot of other coins, French, Dutch, some Irish.&nbsp; The crown didn&#039;t care less about coins for &quot;poor&quot; people.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>3. Why aren&#039;t they just called contemporary counterfeits?</p><p><br /></p><p>Necessity was dictating their creation - they were created less for fraudulent purposes and more for monetary purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Are the Chinese counterfeiting these, also? </p><p><br /></p><p>Not at the moment, but give them time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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