Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon and Lezo / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams (Plate). AC-PBvl9I. 39 mm, 13.22 grams. Virtually Mint State, with dark but lustrous surfaces (traces of original color), choice details, minor edge-flaws, dentillated rims, well-deserving of its status as being plated in AC. XRF: 47.17% copper, 50.89% zinc, 1.51% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), plated on page 134 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.
($500-750)