Lot 1569 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Lezo / Porto Bello, ex-Adams.
Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Lezo / Porto Bello, ex-Adams. AC-PBvl7E. 13.81 grams; 39 mm. Tall-rimmed VF with corroded surfaces and parts of rims missing, scarce variety with G. BRADBURY in exergue on obverse. XRF: 51.92% zinc, 46.47% copper. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag). NOTE: PRINTED CATALOG CALLS THIS PBvl6E IN ERROR.
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