Great Britain, gilt copper-zinc Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Cartagena, Vernon, Lezo and Ogle, ex-Adams.AC-CAvlo1B.14.45 grams, 37 mm.Very bright gold color (non-auric plating), sharply detailed AU with tiny hole at top of obverse, hairlines in fields. Tested (XRF) at 43.25% copper and 39.71% zinc plus a significant amount of tungsten (13.13%) from the plating (full results on small printout included).Pedigreed to the John Adams collection.
($100-150)