It was in August 1768 that Captain James Cook sailed out of Plymouth at the start of his epic Voyage of Discovery aboard HM Bark, Endeavour. The Royal Mint has embarked upon a new three-year series of commemorative £2 coins to mark the 250th anniversary of the voyage.
The son of a farm hand, Captain James Cook grew up in the historic port of Whitby from the age of 17. In August 1768,...
