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2009 $1 CAPTAIN JAMES COOK 4 COIN 1 OZ SILVER PROOF COIN SET with superb compass
2009 $1 CAPTAIN JAMES COOK 4 COIN 1 OZ SILVER PROOF COIN SET with superb compassCaptain James Cook Once ounce silver proof coin collection PLUS STURDY brass compass in timber box. The English navigator and seaman James Cook, possibly the greatest explorer of the 18th century, is known for his voyages of discovery throughout the Pacific Ocean. Among his many achievements, in 1770 Cook sighted the southeast coast of Australia, carefully charting and exploring the coast northward, naming it “New South Wales”. The ingenious coin designs depict four separate vignettes of Cook’s heroic career including three that incorporate his legendary