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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Vernon and Lezo and Brown / Cartagena, uniqu

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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Vernon and Lezo and Brown / Cartagena, uniqu
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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Vernon and Lezo and Brown / Cartagena, unique, ex-Adams. AC-unl. 11.84 grams; 39 mm. Weakly struck AVF from failing dies, mostly glossy dark brown but high points lighter, a unique discovery piece with obverse CAvlb1 but unlisted reverse (Adams proposes CAvlb1B). XRF: 51.82% copper, 44.19% zinc, 3.04% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag).