^Lot 1196 Great Britain, silvered and looped copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello / Fort Chagr

Great Britain, silvered and looped copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello / Fort Chagre, ex-Adams (plate). AC-FCv14S; Betts-285. 16.20 grams, 38 mm. Bold AU- with bright wash of silver on all surfaces, old loop added at top for suspension. XRF: 4.31% silver, 44.39% copper, 44.70% zinc, 5.15% lead, 1.13% tin. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), with old Spink & Son, Ltd (London) tag, plated on page 153 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.