Watch List notes:

Great Britain, heavily gilt copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello / Fort Chagre, ex-Hall, ex-Brand, ex-Ford, ex-Adams (plate). AC-FCv1A; Betts-277. 17.94 grams, 40 mm. Very bold and bright UNC, fully and heavily gilt, a famous piece with an impressive list of pedigrees, described in the Ford Collection auction description as "A LOVELY VERNON MEDAL... appraised by B.G. Johnson for the Brand Estate in 1935 at a princely $10... one of the finest quality Vernon medals the cataloger has seen...[pedigreed to the] Dr. Thomas Hall, Virgil Brand Collections via New Netherlands Coin Company on March 20, 1959." Also, the Adams tag says: "See AJN vol 86, p10 for a long description." XRF: 24.79% gold, 1.41% silver, 32.61% copper, 36.82% zinc, 3.30% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and the John J. Ford Jr. Collection (Part 13, Stack's Auction of January, 2006, with original lot-tag 560), also with "HALL COLLECTION" tag numbered 3300 dated May 22, 1935, plated on page 141 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.
($1000-2000)