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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello (both sides), very rare, ex-Finn

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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello (both sides), very rare, ex-Finn
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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello (both sides), very rare, ex-Finn, ex-Adams (Plate). AC-PB3E. 22.00 grams; 39 mm. Dark AU with choice bold details all over, a couple tiny spots of original luster, unique type made from two similar reverses using Latin legends, RR in AC (just five examples reported). XRF: 49.80% copper, 45.95% zinc, 1.55% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), plated on page 48 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao, and to the Leonard Finn Collection.