^Lot 1183 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and cannon and ship / Porto Bello, ex

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and cannon and ship / Porto Bello, ex-Stuart, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi21FF; Betts-233. 15.00 grams, 38 mm. Choice UNC with some original color and luster, described in Auction 22 as "arguably the most attractive specimen in the Stuart collection." XRF: 41.20% copper, 51.11% zinc, 5.05% lead, 1.18% tin. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and to the Richard Stuart Collection (Sedwick Auction 22, with original lot-tag 1252).