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Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams, ex-Cha

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Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams, ex-Cha
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Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, Vernon / Porto Bello, 1739, ex-Adams, ex-Chao, ex-Ferrari. AC-PBv11I. 25 mm, 5.32 grams. Lustrous, brassy AU+ with full and bold details (rare grade). AC describes this die as "a decent effort" despite a "claw-like hand" and an "unconventional division of the date." XRF: 49.51% copper, 47.89% zinc, 1.57% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag), the Fernando Chao Collection and the Jorge Ferrari Collection.