Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon with cannon and ship / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams (Plate), ex-Norweb, ex-Requa. AC-PBvi20GG. 38 mm, 15.92 grams. AU- with a good bit of luster and original brassy color, with faint mark to left of baton, dentillated rims, desirable pedigrees. XRF: 48.65% copper, 49.64% zinc, 1.33% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), the Norweb Collection (Stack's auction of November 2006, with original lot-tag 2172) and the Glode M. Requa Collection.
($350-500)