^Lot 1565 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Brown / Porto Bello, very rare, e

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Brown / Porto Bello, very rare, ex-Craige, ex-Adams. AC-PBvb14W. 13.19 grams; 37 mm. Only Fine or from badly deteriorated dies, with dark contrast around details against olive brown fields on obverse and bright copper spots on reverse, but so rare that AC reports only two examples seen, presumably this one and the British Museum example that is plated. XRF: 50.96% copper, 45.37% zinc, 2.72% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and to the Ted Craige Collection