Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon with cannon and anchor / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi26PP. 27 mm, 6.63 grams. AU+, dark in color, with lustrous fields and choice, sharp details, noted by AC as the "return of John Roche as an engraver." XRF: 54.07% copper, 44.64% zinc. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag).
($400-600)