Lot 1530 Great Britain, cast silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, rare, ex-Adams.
Great Britain, cast silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, rare, ex-Adams. AC-PBv13K. 17.34 grams; 40 mm. Toned XF with very high rims, bubbly surfaces from casting, unique in silver, clearly the one referenced in AC in the statement "Only specimen seen in silver is cast." XRF: 90.78% silver, 6.44% copper. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag).
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