^Lot 1563 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Brown / Porto Bello, ex-Adams.

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Brown / Porto Bello, ex-Adams. AC-PBvb9R. 12.23 grams; 38 mm. Sharp AU with neatly dentillated rims, some brassy luster in crevices, a scarce variety, this one running contrary to the AC statement that "Survivors tend to be in lower grades." XRF: 49.02% copper, 48.71% zinc, 1.69% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), acquired from Spencer Peck in March 2011.