^Lot 1169 Great Britain, cast small silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Lezo / Porto Bello, rare, ex

Great Britain, cast small silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Lezo / Porto Bello, rare, ex-Adams. AC-PBvl5D. 7.37 grams; 28 mm. Very sharp details in high-grade silver, nice AU with contrasting toning, this variety described in AC as "… the best executed of the DON / BLASS varieties… from a sophisticated ship [and] a model form which many of its peers were copied." XRF: 97.34% silver. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag).