^Lot 1585 Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Vernon and Lezo / Cartagena, ex-Adams.

Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Vernon and Lezo / Cartagena, ex-Adams. AC-CAvl3F. 9.47 grams; 35 mm. Weakly struck but with smooth dark surfaces (net VF) in slightly smaller diameter with raised rims, a scarce variety with lowest reported population for the Cartagena Vernon-Lezo series. XRF: 50.59% copper, 46.03% zinc, 2.64% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag).