I've had my share of magician's coin finds so I thoroughly examined this one under the scope. I cannot find any tampering. Neither side will rotate. (Maybe you all can come up with a debunk.) I do believe it is genuine. Hope there is enough visible of both sides in the "mirror" shot to be convincing. Partial rim shots of obv. and rev. included to help with the diagnosis.
I see a line of some sort between the bottom of the bust and rim closest to the rim from the west edge and looks as if it goes all the way to the east edge??? It may be from die wear but I can not tell for sure... The image blurred to much at 600%... Also I noticed in your second pic that the orientation is correct and in the mirror pic the design is backwards Sorry I just couldn't resist being a smart a%& On your close ups I do not see any lines indicating a fake... I think it is a nice find!!!
Jim
(A.K.A. Elmer Fudd) Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!
After visiting the Resource I note that there is a '94 rotated die but its 165 degrees not 180. looking at my coin again, it is not exactly 180 either. I'm assuming it is the same 165 degree as the one on the resource. Just as happy with the find though.
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