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flag A rare Captain Cook medal, once given to Pacific locals, sold for £6,500 at auction, tripling its estimate.

flag A rare Captain Cook medal, commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks and paid for by the Admiralty, sold for £6,500 at a Wiltshire auction, more than tripling its £2,000 estimate. flag One of only 2,000 made, the brass medal was given to locals in the Pacific to introduce them to King George III. flag It will now be part of a museum collection. flag Other notable items, including a rare Maltese coin and a Russian gold coin, also sold well above estimates.

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