Ottoman Cedid Mahmudiye 1835 - genuine or imitation?

I inherited this coin so I  have no idea of the background or where it came from.

I'm trying to determine whether it's genuine or an imitation.  I read that imitations were popular with belly dancers but unsure how to determine if this is the case.  I've identified it as N#29671 and think I've read the year correctly as 1835.

I've been unable to weigh this yet, hoping to get hold of some scales so I can confirm the weight.

Its extremely thin which makes me think its an imitation but are there any other telltale signs anyone can spot?

Would be grateful for any advice.

Thanks

Welcome to Numista!

The coin's design details look good to me. The color in your photos doesn't look very “gold-like” but I know that sometimes gold color gets “washed out” in photos.    

Coins of this place and era were much thinner than the coins we are used to today, so that's not an issue.  Check the weight when you can.

The “belly dancer” comments have some merit but sometimes it is assumed any coin-like object from this region with a hole is a “belly dancer token” and this is unsound logic.

Agree. Many times the regnal date doesn't make sense for those tokens but this one (28) is a good date.

Belly Dancer token

N#198514

Hi.

The real gold coin must have “bumps” all around the rim.

N#29671

Yours is flat…

The weight is 0.77g so is clearly a bellydancer imitation.

Thanks everyone for your advice.