Tone
A dull tone is produced when the coin is dropped on a hard surface.
Finish
The relief of the design, lettering and characters on both the obverse and reverse are not distinct. The milled edges are unevenly spaced and the incused lettering on the $1 coin is poorly defined and worn off. The field of the counterfeit coin has many pitmarks and appears very porous.
Colour
The golden colour coating of the metal of the $1 coin is uneven with patches of lead colour surfacing from beneath.
Specifications
Due to the different metallic composition, the standard specification cannot be achieved faithfully; only the diameter and thickness fall within specifications.
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