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Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal in the form of a watch winder (?), (ca. 1739)

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Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal in the form of a watch winder (?), (ca. 1739)
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Great Britain, small copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal in the form of a watch winder (?), (ca. 1739), Vernon and cannons / Porto Bello, unique, ex-Adams. AC-unl. 2.46 grams; 21 mm x 23 mm. Cute little piece, sort of heart-shaped with point at bottom and large oval loop at top, XF details with light rusty oxidation and encrustation, similar to UNI4 for obverse design with Vernon and cannons (the reverse being a ship between two forts) but clearly not a round button, a new discovery for which Adams proposes UNI4.5. XRF: 78.95% copper, 13.85% zinc, 5.91% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag).