Opinions on this Colonial Copper

A friend texted me today asking me about this coin. I haven't gotten home yet to research it, but I figured I'd post it and get opinions which I think my friend will appreciate regardless.

What do you think of this (obviously cleaned) copper?

 

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Finally! A thread about my speciality!

I have good news and bad news.

 

The little "R" to the left of the eagle's talons stands for replica - and it does have the look of a cast piece.

 

The bad news is that it's not a coin
produced in 1788.

 

Good news is that it has all the right qualities of a Evanston Restrike!

 

So it's likely a restrike?

 

The Evanson restrikes were die struck, this appears to be one of the common cast replicas.

 

+1

 

It is a replica, most likely made sometime in the latter half of the 20th century.