^Lot 1129 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, (ca. 1739), Vernon and Brown / Argyll, rare, ex-Ad

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, (ca. 1739), Vernon and Brown / Argyll, rare, ex-Adams, ex-Chao, ex-Ferrari. AC-NLv9F. 11.35 grams; 37 mm. With engraver's name I:GILES in exergue, XF with bright brassy surfaces, no damage, rated rare in AC, which also says: "Only specimen seen appears to have been cast and, in any event, crumbled gilding makes the details tenuous," no doubt in reference to the plated example from the National Maritime Museum, although Adams' example here also appears cast and gilt, the latter belied by XRF results. XRF: 44.61% copper, 50.08% zinc, 3.02% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), the Fernando Chao Collection, and the Jorge Ferrari Collection.