![Captain James Cook, n.d. [ca. 1783]. B.553, Eimer 64. Obverse signed L.P.F. Silver. 43.2 mm. 523.4...](http://www.stacksarchive.com/gallery/ST0506/04/ST05060464t2.jpg "Captain James Cook, n.d. [ca. 1783]. B.553, Eimer 64. Obverse signed L.P.F. Silver. 43.2 mm. 523.4...") Captain James Cook, n.d. [ca. 1783]. B.553, Eimer 64. Obverse signed L.P.F. Silver. 43.2 mm. 523.4 gns. Cook's bust left; Fortuna navalis. Choice Uncirculated. Brightly reflective fields and nice iridescent toning. These were commissioned of Lewis Pingo by the Royal Society. The dies were made about the end of 1783. Eimer reports 291 struck in silver and 574 in bronzed copper. Only 19 were made in gold. Strikes show varying degrees of rust about LIQVERE on the reverse.
Ex Fred Baldwin on June 6, 1967.
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![Click to open a larger image - Captain James Cook, n.d. [ca. 1783]. B.553, Eimer 64. Obverse signed L.P.F. Silver. 43.2 mm. 523.4...](http://www.stacksarchive.com/gallery/ST0506/04/ST05060464a.jpg "Click to open a larger image - Captain James Cook, n.d. [ca. 1783]. B.553, Eimer 64. Obverse signed L.P.F. Silver. 43.2 mm. 523.4...")
![Click to open a larger image - Captain James Cook, n.d. [ca. 1783]. B.553, Eimer 64. Obverse signed L.P.F. Silver. 43.2 mm. 523.4...](http://www.stacksarchive.com/gallery/ST0506/04/ST05060464b.jpg "Click to open a larger image - Captain James Cook, n.d. [ca. 1783]. B.553, Eimer 64. Obverse signed L.P.F. Silver. 43.2 mm. 523.4...")
