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Great Britain, oval silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and ship / Porto Bello, made into a pe

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Great Britain, oval silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and ship / Porto Bello, made into a pe
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Great Britain, oval silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and ship / Porto Bello, made into a pendant, rare, ex-Ferrari, ex-Chao, ex-Adams. AC-PBvi25OO. 12.54 grams; 35 mm x 26 mm. Another rare oval but this one uniquely in silver (that metal not listed as a possibility in AC), XF+ with nice contrast from dark toning around details, with swivel bail connected through a hole in the top of the medal. XRF: 91.27% silver, 6.11% copper. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and to the Fernando Chao and Jorge Ferrari Collections.