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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto Bello, ex-Ada

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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto Bello, ex-Ada
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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto Bello, ex-Adams, ex-Craige. AC-FCv13R. 11.57 grams; 37 mm. Medium brown in color with traces of lighter luster around some details, XF for wear, with more tin content than most, a variety that Adams-Chao says "has the best overall execution in the Fort Chagre series." XRF: 42.39% copper, 48.89% zinc, 6.58% lead, 1.36% tin. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and to the Ted Craige Collection.