Lot 1474 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-PBvl1A. 13.44 grams. 40 mm. Rather dark XF+ with bold details but weak at DON BLASS, surface oxidation, more copper content than usual; XRF: 85.58% copper, 12.15% zinc, 0.60% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his hand-written tag).
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