^Lot 1173 Great Britain, medium-sized copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, ex-Craige

Great Britain, medium-sized copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, ex-Craige, ex-Adams. AC-PBv48NN; Betts-unl. 7.99 grams, 32 mm. Weakly struck VF with original luster in places, light in color, minor encrustation in crevices, scarce dies in an "unusual diameter" (Adams). XRF: 40.36% copper, 51.41% zinc, 6.02% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and the Ted Craige Collection.