1935 One Escudo Portugal real or not [solved]

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I am trying to know if this coin is legitimate or not, because this is a 1935 One Escudo from Portugal. I've seen the value on this site to be higher than the other similar coins of different dates and would likely be faked if someone were to fake an Escudo. I unfortunately did not get the dimensions or weight since my time was limited and most of the stuff has been put up elsewhere to where I don't know where it has been placed. I will try to update with more info as soon as I can once I get all the dimensions and hopefully the weight. The pictures are from a considerable distance

I am a weather person who also loves coin collecting
Topic moved to "Coin information and questions" (ZacUK, 25 Aug 2025, 21:26)

Update: The coin is a fake, I made the sound test and it's lower pitched compared to another Escudo, the rim is also thicker (3 mm vs 2 mm) and it is also heavier than the comparison. I'm sad now.

The coin was part of a 3 lb world coin bag I bought from Amazon last year. I wonder if I had a one-off fake. The rest appear to be more common and legit.

I am a weather person who also loves coin collecting
Status changed to Solved (Icereresistance, 26 Aug 2025, 03:00)

I have one just like that but I have 1928 and that probably wouldn’t be in that shape in a world coin bag

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