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If that is the case you either have VERY harsh soil conditions, or its a contemporary forgery which had a less quality of metal. This would make it pretty scarce though as Geo II forgeries are mostly cast lead-alloy.I think it looks "trimmed" around the edges because when I found it, I showed it to my friend, who is not a detectorist.
To my horror, he promptly rubbed it aggressively between his dry fingers to clean it off for me.
I guess the edges were a bit fragile after being in the ground for a couple hundred years!