Watch List notes:

Great Britain, heavily gold-plated copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon with ship and cannon / Porto Bello, unique, ex-Adams, ex-Craige. AC-PBvi19FF. 13.31 grams; 37 mm. Bright, sharp UNC with neatly dentillated rims, its tag stating "nicely gilt" to describe a heavy gilding that rings up as 16K gold, but the weight is clearly too light to be solid gold. Regarding the population of gold medals, AC says (page 201): "Although many examples were gilded, only a single Vernon medal is known in gold (an example of PBvi 25-OO in the British Museum)." XRF: 65.67% gold, 13.11% copper, 17.91% zinc. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and to the Ted Craige Collection.

Estimate: $1500 - $3000