^Lot 1175 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and anchor fluke / Porto Bello, ex-Ad

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and anchor fluke / Porto Bello, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi1A (var); Betts-182 (var). 12.34 grams, 39 mm. Choice, lustrous UNC with much original color (slightly high tin content), plain edge as opposed to milled (unlisted as such in Adams-Chao), a real beauty. XRF: 39.45% copper, 51.80% zinc, 6.93% lead, 1.20% tin. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), acquired from Steve Tannenbaum in August 2010.