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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and ship and cannon / Porto Bello, ex

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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and ship and cannon / Porto Bello, ex
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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and ship and cannon / Porto Bello, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi17X. 11.28 grams; 37 mm. Dark UNC with traces of lighter luster around the sharp details, dentillated rims, higher tungsten content than most, scarce variety (only three reported in Adams-Chao). XRF: 40.07% copper, 51.41% zinc, 6.04% lead, 1.13% tungsten. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag).