^Lot 1355 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams, ex-Chao, ex-

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams, ex-Chao, ex-Ferrari. AC-PBv31CC. 39 mm, 14.09 grams. XF+ with mostly dark color except for an odd patch of original bright brass behind Vernon, whose face is mercifully (and unusually) fully detailed. XRF: 64.85% copper, 33.56% zinc. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), the Fernando Chao Collection and the Jorge Ferrari Collection.