Lot 1391 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon and Ogle / Cartagena, 1741, ex-Adams (Plate

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon and Ogle / Cartagena, 1741, ex-Adams (Plate). AC-CAvo4F. 38 mm, 16.46 grams. Mint State with lovely contrast from original color and luster, bold and well-detailed strike, neatly toothed rims. XRF: 50.54% copper, 47.73% zinc, 1.35% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), plated on page 173 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.
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