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I agree, Pluteus is likely the correct genus; likely something form the Pluteus cervinus group. Although the cap margins appear to possibly be striate... ie with shallow grooves, which would be atypical for P. cervinus. If  these do represent a species of Pluteus, then the spore print will be tannish-pink.

Entoloma mushrooms have similarly colored spore prints. One main difference between genus Pluteus and genus Entoloma is that the former has gills that are free of the stalk (do not reach the stalk). No Entoloma mushrooms have free gills, although some types have gills that taper to a thread-like thickness where the attachment occurs. The following link shows an Entoloma mushroom collected by a member of the local mushroom club here in NE PA. The collector originally believed it to be a Pluteus.  https://mushroomobserver.org/317228?q=hT36

When there's doubt as to Pluteus vs. Entoloma, viewing the spores at 400x (microscope) immediately settles this question. 

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