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Great Britain, tin-plated copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto Be

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Great Britain, tin-plated copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto Be
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Great Britain, tin-plated copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Vernon and Fort Chagre / Porto Bello, ex-Adams. AC-FCv3B. 15.71 grams; 40 mm. XF+ in a toned pewter color (not Sheffield plate as proposed on tag) due to tin plating, a few minor rim-flaws (as made), finely detailed reverse design that Adams-Chao says would win "a prize for the best Chagre reverse." XRF: 42.34% copper, 34.68% zinc, 4.76% lead, 17.73% tin. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag).