Iron Patch said:
Don in SJ said:
Mike, a great variety of finds, which makes the hunt even more successful.
(as far a the KG being a counterfeit, that is easy, only ever seen one confirmed Regal posted on TNet, so odds are they are almost always a counterfeit, but we look for the unu$ual counterfeit, just ask Hogge.
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Don
I believe what you're say but don't understand the logic. Most (unlike Hogge's coin) would British made counterfeits which were brought over so why would the numbers ratio be different than anywhere else? If you detect in Britain or Canada you find genuine issues, and just makes no sense why it would be different there.
IP, fact and written information backs what I say, reason more Regals stayed in Britian can be explained by reason four below.
First. the lack of KGIII Regals being found and posted by detectorists on all the forums. ( Have seen only 1 confirmed (by Byron) posted in many years of several forums participation)
Second, I personally did a survey of over 100 ground found KGIII Halfpence (talking about KGIII only!!!) and NONE were Regal, found in the States. ( KGIII found by Wayne, myself and my son)
Third, in the book Forgotten Coins of North America, makes a statement that 80-90% of ALL coppers circulating in the Colonies were counterfeits, and I am talking about KGIII coppers only, they talk about ALL.
Fourth,
Strict British laws on counterfeiting at the time the KGIII coppers were out, caused the British counterfeiters to ship them to the colonies, where they were used in abundance and not against the law. Thus less KGIII counterfeits circulated in England than in the colonies.
I am sure there is other literature on the subject, but since most collectors/writers dealt with coppers that in some cases hardly circulated and than sat in cigar boxes
whereas detectorists are finding what circulated in the Colonies, and by the numbers I have seen KGIII Regal Coppers are a rare find in the Colonies and I suspect also Canada, but not sure of the northland finds.
Now, I personally,know of no KGI counterfeits, but never really looked into it and I do not believe there has been a study of ground found KGII coppers, just what the collectors state, about 40% are counterfeit and most all cast I believe. William III has many known cast counterfeits, but KGIII Halfpence counterfeits were the main copper coinage used in North America, especially in the states.
Don
And you did great on Relic Roundup! 
