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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Cartagena, ex-Newman, ex-Adams.

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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Cartagena, ex-Newman, ex-Adams.
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Great Britain, copper alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Cartagena, ex-Newman, ex-Adams. AC-CAv6G; Betts-334. 12.08 grams, 37 mm. UNC with choice original color and luster around darker details, obverse date as "1740:1". While AC states this is "perhaps the most common of the Vernon medals," this is a beautiful example with desirable pedigree. XRF: 39.68% copper, 51.94% zinc, 6.35% lead. Pedigreed to the John Adams Collection (with his handwritten tag) and the Eric P. Newman Collection (Heritage Auction of May 2014, with original lot-tag 30735.