^Lot 1357 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-PBv34GG. 38 mm, 15.18 grams. Chocolate-brown AU with faint traces of luster on obverse, tiny rim-flaw at top on reverse, dentillated rims, Vernon's nose slightly flattened despite a lower relief than previous issues. XRF: 49.69% copper, 48.56% zinc, 1.16% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), the Fernando Chao Collection and the Jorge Ferrari Collection.