Great Britain, silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams, ex-Ford. AC-PBv26V. 18.88 grams, 39mm. Rare in silver, with choice details despite high-point flattening (VF), lovely contrasting toning around the elements, clean fields and no problems, excellent pedigree, specific gravity measured to be 10.366 (sterling silver). Pedigreed to the John Adams collection and to the John J. Ford Jr. Collection (Stack's auction of January 2006, with original lot-tag #530).
($350-$500)