Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon / Porto Bello, ex-Craige, ex-Adams (plate). AC-PBv46QQ; Betts-unl. 18.28 grams, 38 mm. Choice AU with muted luster, dark reverse, lighter original color on obverse. XRF: 39.69% copper, 52.94% zinc, 4.82% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and the Ted Craige Collection, plated on page 82 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.
($500-1000)