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Great Britain, small copper alloy medal, (1739), Convention of El Pardo, ex-Craige, ex-Adams (plate)

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Great Britain, small copper alloy medal, (1739), Convention of El Pardo, ex-Craige, ex-Adams (plate)
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Great Britain, small copper alloy medal, (1739), Convention of El Pardo, ex-Craige, ex-Adams (plate). AC-UNI23; Betts-unl. 9.44 grams, 36 mm. A "Vernon medal" only in the sense of craftsmanship and metal, as actually made for the Convention of El Pardo, a 1739 treaty between Britain and Spain that was ultimately rejected, leading to the War of Jenkins' Ear and setting the stage for Vernon's exploits. According to Hawkins' Medallic Illustrations reference (p. 529, no. 91), "These medals were made for Mr. Pinchbeck, the toyman." VF. XRF: 44.15% copper, 49.87% zinc, 4.48% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and the Ted Craige Collection, plated on page 197 of Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010), by Adams and Chao.