^Lot 1185 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Brown / Porto Bello, ex-Stuart, e

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Brown / Porto Bello, ex-Stuart, ex-Adams. AC-PBvb1C; Betts-unl. 15.31 grams, 38 mm. Nice UNC with some original color and luster, in fact superior to the ANS example shown in AC for this scarce reverse die. XRF: 38.52% copper, 53.96% zinc, 5.57% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and to the Richard Stuart Collection (Sedwick Auction 22, with original lot-tag 1256).