1652 pine tree shilling

Can anyone give me input on this coin? Does it appear to be genuine from these photos?

 

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I'm not trolling but I'm not up on these. Does anyone think those are casting bubbles in the first photo at the bottom?

 

Those are called rosettes there is 7 on one side and 8 on the other

 

No, it appears to be a cast replica. It does appear to have casting bubbles and is much too thick to be a real one. The weight should be around 72 grains, I suspect if you weigh it, it will be much more.

 

I'm having trouble seeing the casting bubbles can you direct me to were they are so I can see them?

 

Those pits on the sides.

 

To my eyes, the surfaces look granular, as if cast. None of the design shows sharp definition you would expect to see on a struck coin, even when heavily worn. It's probably safest to assume a heavily-copied coin is just that, until proven otherwise?

 

From your photos, no. It appears to be a cast coin. Check it out more thoroughly.

 

Definitely a fake. The fakes outnumber the genuine examples 100:1 on these, if not more.