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Great Britain, medium-sized copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto

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Great Britain, medium-sized copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto
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Great Britain, medium-sized copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto Bello, ex-Adams (plate). AC-FCv18Y. 11.99 grams; 34 mm. AU with original luster around bold details on obverse, the reverse a bit weaker, smallest diameter of the Fort Chagre type. XRF: 41.45% copper, 51.72% zinc, 4.94% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), plated on page 157 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.