Copper proof strike of the Royal Society Medal, in commemoration of Captain Cook

by Cook, Lewis Pingo

$16,500 · Offered by Hordern House

London: Royal Society, 1784. Bronzed copper disc with proof strike of the obverse of the Cook Royal Society medal with Cook's portrait in profile , the medal 43 mm within the disc measuring approx. 93 mm diameter. Rare unrecorded proof strike of the Royal Society Cook medal

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