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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 974994, member: 4580&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t mind having some of those uncleaned examples.</p><p>I&#039;ve seen thousands of ancients that have not been cleaned.</p><p>I like them best.&nbsp; : )</p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot believe that all ancients have been buried, when it seems </p><p>obvious that some have been maintained by collectors for 2,000 years or so.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am quite sure that&nbsp; King George III possessed many counterfeit coins or tokens.</p><p>It has been estimated that between 75% and 98% of all coinage in the British Isles </p><p>in 1786 was counterfeit and/or lightweight, having been lightly made or altered</p><p>for the metal clips and shavings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I can see Bullhead George throwing away most copper coinage.</p><p>Because the British Government was required to purchase copper only when it</p><p>fell below a certain cost level (and copper had not been that inexpensive) for many years,</p><p>the government minted no regal copper coinage, EXCEPT when they would overcome a privateer at sea</p><p>and confiscate all of the copper available.&nbsp; Then they would strike a few farthings and halfpence,</p><p>and perhaps fewer pennies.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Conder Tokens replaced all of that worthless farthing, halfpenny and penny coinage that was floating around </p><p>among the counterfeits until 1787.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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