Lot 1190 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Lezo / Porto Bello, ex-La Riviere
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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Lezo / Porto Bello, ex-La Riviere, ex-Adams. AC-PBvl2B; Betts-307. 13.45 grams, 38 mm. Gorgeous UNC with reflective fields and traces of original luster around details, desirable pedigree. Adams (tag): "exceptionally well-struck, centered." XRF: 40.08% copper, 52.00% zinc, 5.63% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and the Lucien M. LaRiviere Collection (Part II, Bowers and Merena Auction of March 2001, with original lot-tag 2062).
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