^Lot 1525 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, (ca. 1739), Argyll / Walpole and the Devil, ex-Ada

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, (ca. 1739), Argyll / Walpole and the Devil, ex-Adams. AC-NLa1A. 9.96 grams; 38 mm. Very thin flan, with dark XF surfaces punctuated with a few areas of light copper and brassy color. As AC points out, this is a thoroughly political piece, contrasting Argyll with the "evil-doing" Walpole. XRF: 49.74% copper, 46.97% zinc, 2.79% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag, an old New Netherlands Coin Co. envelope).