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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 14

China 1842 (James Cock. Royal Marines.), edge bruising, contact marks, very fine

Provenance:
Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1974 & Spink, November 2012.

James Cock was born at Castle Cary, Somerset in 1822. Having enlisted in the Royal Marines on 3 October 1840 he was discharged to the civil authorities for theft but later acquitted. He was later involved in an accident on 27 October 1853 when the main top mast of H.M.S. Sybille fell on him, resulting in his death; sold together with copied research.

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Sold for
£850

Starting price
£240