Commemorative Medal help needed / fake?

Rob85635

Can anyone identify if this is a variant or possibly fake? It is a George Canning commemorative that is dated 1827 designed by Galle. The only others I can find are bronze and this is definately not. It is magnetic and has what appears to be some corrosion. Thank you. I did cross post this to the world and ancient coin forum so if I should delete it from here, let me know

291fifth

Canning was British Prime Minister at the time of his death in 1827. The medal appears to be cast and could have been a trial piece.

tokenpro

"To the harmony of people, civil and religious freedom in the universe 1827"

Inexpensive copies of medals (often called after casts) of popular people or events were made and sold to the public when the originals in silver and bronze were too expensive or not available. The copies were often copied from the originals in base metals such as iron & lead, often by casting which reveals the lack of detail and the porous surfaces that result from this process. "Aftercast" is one of those muddy wink-wink nod-nod catch-all numismatic terms that covers a myriad of work from precise period museum copies to barely discernable modern lead slugs. I use it often.

291fifth

@tokenpro said:
"To the harmony of people, civil and religious freedom in the universe 1827"

Inexpensive copies of medals (often called after casts) of popular people or events were made and sold to the public when the originals in silver and bronze were too expensive or not available. The copies were often copied from the originals in base metals such as iron & lead, often by casting which reveals the lack of detail and the porous surfaces that result from this process. "Aftercast" is one of those muddy wink-wink nod-nod catch-all numismatic terms that covers a myriad of work from precise period museum copies to barely discernable modern lead slugs. I use it often.

This is probably dead on correct for this example. A medal for the masses.