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Auction: 370 - The Numismatic Collector's Series e-Auction
Lot: 184

Great Britain. George III. Captain Cook Memorial, 1779. Medal. Bronze, 43mm. By L. Pingo. Draped bust of Cook left, IAC. COOK OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS, REG. SOC. LOND. SICO. SVO below bust, rev. Fortune standing left leaning against a naval column, placing a rudder upon a globe; NIL INTENTATVM NOSTRI LIQVERE, AUSPICIIS GEORGII III in ex. Sponsored by the Royal Society in 1784 for subscribers to a fund in Cook's memory, 22 pieces were struck in gold, 322 in silver and 577 in bronze. BHM 258, Eimer 780, Betts 553. About Uncirculated.

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$240