Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, ex-Adams (plate). AC-PBv32EE; Betts-203. 13.42 grams, 37 mm. AU+ with much original color and luster, dark spot to left of head. XRF: 41.88% copper, 51.90% zinc, 4.90% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), plated on page 71 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.
($500-1000)