"Close inspection of the smoothness of the fields tends to confirm that this was pressed and not struck."
Your fake has artificial wear, which can be easily identified by the
very fine scratches especially visible on the
reverse!
So the surface of your fake is now very different due to artificial wear as it was when the fake was minted.
And Transfer die
fakes have always a soapier surface due to detail loss.
To the edge cracks, authentic coins can have strong edge cracks, too, you have to compare with many authentic coins from same emission to know how edge cracks can look on authentic coins from this issue and how not.
Why have
fakes huge strong edge cracks?
1.
planchet production, they
cast a small pellet or hack a small
part from a Silver
bar and then they use a hammer to strike that/till it will have the shape of a
planchet!
This methods were used in ancient times too by some mints at some specific times!
If they do not heat the Silver pellet before striking it with a hammer to
planchet shape there is a high chance that edge cracks can appear on the fresh
planchet!
Cold Silver is not so elastic as heated Silver.
2. minting, if they use a hydraulic press and use too much power to be sure that all details will be captured perfect
If they do not heat the
planchet before minting, cold metal is not so elastic as warm metal and cold pressing or minting means higher chance to get edge cracks and stronger edge cracks.
IMHO pressing can be compared with a perfect horizontal strike with a hammer and such perfect strikes can be found of course even if extremely
rare on
ancient coins, too.
If you give me the dies enough planchets as the ones used for you fake and a hammer I can do you a similar strike, I will need many planchets but it is well possible especially if you want toi have such a perfect strike.
in ancient times they were under time pressure and so they did not care for perfect strikes but if you have enough time and the will to do such a perfect strike it should not be any real problem.
I have struck
fakes which look pressed but are struck (they have for example slippage but strong edge cracks and very flat fields or I know the artist and he told me he is striking them).