Great Britain, low-silver Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon with city and ships / Cartagena, 1741, ex-Adams. AC-CAv6G. 38 mm, 11.46 grams. Lustrous AU with sharp details and lovely toning all over, thin rims, common variety ("primary author owns a dozen") but apparently rare or even unique in silver as not listed in the census on page 204 of AC. XRF: 57.06% silver, 20.25% copper, 21.86% zinc. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag that says "From an old English Coll[ectio]n via Peter Thompson).
($700-1000)