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A box of old medals bought for just £25 at a car-boot sale in West Yorkshire, England, has turned into an unexpected discovery for its buyer.
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box → buy → buyer
One of the 22 medals inside was found to be a rare piece made in memory of British explorer Captain James Cook, who died in 1779.
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who → find → 1779
The medal was eventually sold for £5,000 at an auction in May.
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medal → sell → May
Its new owner is a museum in Whitby, which plans to put it on display during a special exhibition in 2028.
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which → plan → 2028
The man who initially bought the medals had no idea how valuable this particular medal was.
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medal → buy → idea
According to Tennants Auctioneers, which later handled the sale.
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which → accord → sale
The box contained 22 medals from different periods, with some dating back to the 18th century and others belonging to the 20th century.
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box → contain → century
After going through his purchase, he noticed that one of the medals featured Captain James Cook and suspected it might be worth keeping.
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it → go → Cook
He sold the remaining medals for a combined £500, already making considerably more than he had spent on the box.
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he → sell → box
But the biggest surprise was still to come.
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surprise → come → ?
The man took the Cook medal to Tennants Auctioneers to have it examined.
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it → take → Auctioneers
Specialists there identified it as an unusually rare commemorative medal from the 18th century.
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Specialists → identify → century
They estimated that it could sell for between £3,000 and £4,000, but the actual selling price turned out to be even higher.
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price → estimate → 3,000
The medal was made to commemorate Cook's death in 1779.
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medal → make → 1779
He was killed on February 14 that year following a dispute with Native Hawaiians at Kealakekua Bay.
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He → kill → Bay
The bronze medal has a portrait of Cook on it and is believed to be among the earliest pieces produced to mark his death.
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medal → have → death
According to Tennants, examples of this particular medal rarely come up for auction.
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examples → accord → auction
The auction house said only two examples were listed in museum collections when it examined the piece.
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it → say → piece
The other is held by the Powerhouse Collection in Sydney, Australia.
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other → hold → Sydney
Tennants announced the discovery on April 13, ahead of its Coins and Banknotes Sale.
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Tennants → announce → Sale
Museum pays £5,000 for the medal
When the medal was offered at Tennants on May 6, it sold for £5,000 to Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby, which wanted to add the rare piece to its collection.
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which → pay → collection
The museum's interest was connected to an exhibition planned for 2028, the year marking the 300th anniversary of Cook's birth.
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interest → connect → birth
The exhibition will take place in a building with a direct connection to the explorer's younger years.
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exhibition → take → years
Located beside the harbour in Whitby, the museum occupies the building where Cook once lived while working as an apprentice.
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Cook → locate → apprentice
Richard Kornicki, Chairman of Trustees at the Captain Cook Memorial Museum, said, "This is a major acquisition for a volunteer-run Museum with no public funding; it will be displayed in the harbourside building where the young James Cook lived as an apprentice as part of a special exhibition to reflect on the legacy of his remarkable life and achievements.
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Cook → say → life
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