Hi guys,
This is for real. I could tell it was likely a medieval coin from the photos. A bit of research led me toward British, but was not sure if it was genuine (though it looked good to me). I also was not able to see the portrait side and, being a specialist on coins from 18th century to present world coins, did not even realize that there was a difference based on which monarch it is. I looked at seller's past items and was surprised to see that the same lot was listed two other times and no one bid. So, I took a gamble and it paid off big. Really just pure luck. Something like this happens to me once or twice a year, but I also spend A LOT of time dredging through ebay lots and take plenty of risks that do not go in my favor.
I apologize for the quality of the photos. I am using an iphone under my kitchen light. The first picture was taken at a bad angle and looks overexposed.