Watch List notes:

Great Britain, silver alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Brown / Porto Bello, ex-Adams (plate), ex-Ford. AC-PBvb7L. 14.78 grams; 39 mm. Very nice details with very high rims, XF+ in bright silver color but with some scratches above Vernon's head. AC: "...this variety is intentionally upgraded, with very high double rims and with many examples made in silver alloys as well as silver. In short, it was made for an upscale market." XRF: 10.22% silver, 39.47% copper, 37.51% zinc, 11.09% tin. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and to the John J. Ford Jr. Collection (Stack's auction of January 2006, with original lot-tag 552), plated on page 120 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.

Estimate: $1000 - $2000