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

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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and ship and cannon / Porto Bello, ve
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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and ship and cannon / Porto Bello, very rare, ex-Ferrari, ex-Chao, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi11N. 20.12 grams; 39 mm. AXF with nice contrast between dark fields and tannish details, no problems, rated RR in AC, boasting a Vernon portrait that AC dubs "ponytail in pantaloons." XRF: 51.31% copper, 46.49% zinc, 1.14% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and to the Fernando Chao and Jorge Ferrari Collections.