Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams, ex-Chao, ex-Ferrari. AC-FCv11M. 37 mm, 10.71 grams. Somewhat crude Fine with minute traces of old gilding, scarce variety. XRF: 49.51% copper, 48.81% zinc, 1.35% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), the Fernando Chao Collection and the Jorge Ferrari Collection.
($125-200)