Watch List notes:

Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams, ex-Chao, ex-Ferrari. AC-PBv3C. 25 mm, 6.00 grams. Very dark, with only slight traces of original brassy color, but technically AU or better and bold in strike, scarce. AC asserts the crudeness of the portrait and the relatively artistic reverse indicate the work of two different artisans. XRF: 50.33% copper, 47.74% zinc, 1.54% lead Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), the Fernando Chao Collection and the Jorge Ferrari Collection.
($300-450)