Captain James Cook Memorabilia

Sale 115    25–28 Jul 2017   Gallery Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 824    SESSION 3 (2.30PM TUESDAY 25 JULY)    Captain James Cook Memorabilia

Estimate $120
Bid at live.noble.com.au

WORLD CAPTAIN COOK MEDALS, Canada, British Columbia, Captain Cook Bicentennial medal, 1978, uniface in bronze (38mm), with suspension and neck ribbon, unnamed; Captain Cook Bicentennial, 1978,uniface decagon in silvered and acrylic (?) (68mm), with display stand; Sea Festival Commemorative Dollars, set of five, 1978, in cupro nickel (37.5mm), in folder with booklet map; USA, Hawaii, Captain James Cook Explorer of Hawaii, Islands of Paradise, 2006, in silver (?) (50mm), obverse, a plaque with inscribed number, '078'; Captain James Cook Discoverer The Hawaiian Islands, (1978), proof set of three in silver (20.5mm), one with reverse design for Resolution ship's wheel 'Kona Coast Bank', one with reverse design for Atlantis, and another with plain reverse, in pack of issue by The Hawaiian Mint. The last set with some toning and one coin with a few spots but scarce, otherwise uncirculated - FDC. (3 + 2 sets)

Ex Wal Shannon Collection.

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