Lot 1144 Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, ex-Adams, ex-Cha

Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, ex-Adams, ex-Chao, ex-Ferrari. AC-PBv38KK. 4.62 grams; 27 mm. Bold AU-, slightly out of round, with much original color and luster, visibly superior to the plate piece on page 74 of AC. XRF: 39.82% copper, 52.99% zinc, 5.95% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), the Fernando Chao Collection, and the Jorge Ferrari Collection.
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