Lot 1111

Sale 143 · Upcoming Sale 143 Important Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Captain James Cook Memorial, 1779, bronze 44mm by L. Pingo, bust of Cook facing left, rev. figure of Fortune with column and globe. Scratches in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine.

(BHM 258, Eimer 780). Struck for the Royal Society in 1784. Only 574 struck in bronze.

Estimate
$300
Result Status
Not offered