Lot 1539 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, ex-Adams (Plate).
Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, ex-Adams (Plate). AC-PBv44NN. 13.80 grams; 38 mm. Dark but satin smooth AU with a couple rusty areas on reverse. XRF: 49.39% copper, 47.64% zinc, 2.44% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), plated on page 80 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.
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