SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part I (December 2022)

Three gold pokes full recovered from the SS Islander 1901 wreck near Juneau, recovered 2012, approximately 588 troy ounces. Poke 1: 4" diam...

ORGANIZED 9th JUNE 1851* REORGANIZED 14th MAY 1856 / COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE / 1472 // BE JUST AND FEAR NOT * FIAT JUSTITIA RUAT CCELUM / SAN FRANCISCO

Crystalline native gold on white quartz matrix. Weighs 29.4 a.v.d. ounces or 26.8 troy ounces gross weight. The heavy weight of this piece suggests

Nearly One Pound! Crystalline native gold on white quartz matrix. Weighs 14.74 ounces (avd) or 13.43 Troy ounces gross weight, possibly 50% in pure

Large Gold and Quartz Nugget, 2.5 x 3.5" from the Shasta Area. This piece is so big it is almost a small boulder. Found decades ago by metal de...

Ornate 14kt gold necklace with diamond bands and emerald eyes in a spotted leopard sitting on the bottom rung of a 17 piece articulated necklace, with

Campbell and Hoog's San Francisco Directory for February 1850. This is the first issue of the first San Francisco directory - one of only three ...

"The Queen" private label gold pocket watch made by Illinois Watch Company c1900 for N. Gamse, New York. 136 grams. Manual wind gold poc...

Beautiful California gold quartz watch chain. Overall length 13.5". Seven 1-5/16 gold quartz segments attached by a circular gold ring at each...

This lot is an important lot illustrating the in-depth length officials went to while they investigated Mexican Land Grant titles to California proper

Horn's Overland Guide, From the U.S. Indian Sub-Agency, Council Bluffs, on the Missouri River, to the City of Sacramento, in California by Hosea...

Australian gold on quartz. This is a heavy example for the size, around 50% weight by gold. Total weight 138.9 grams, gold about 89.5 grams. Date:

California Gold Regions, with a Full Account of Their Mineral Resources; How to Get There, and What to Take; the Expenses, the Time, and the Various R

7 Australian crystalline on gold specimens. Total weight 106 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Brown & Dallison's Nevada, Grass Valley, and Rough and Ready Directory, For the Year Commencing January 1st, 1856, Embracing a Directory of ...

The San Francisco Directory for the Year 1852-53. Embracing a General Directory of Citizens; a Street Directory; a New and Complete Map of the City; a

Lot of 6 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line, operating at the 88 Wall Street location. According to NY directories, th...

Australian gold nuggets and on quartz specimens. Gold nuggets 39.04 grams. 2 smaller on quartz specimens 9.94 grams total weight. Large specimen 22.3

Small gold nuggets mined in the Mt. McKinley area of Alaska. Full of gold and quartz, these nuggets are very attractive. Most are six to eight millime

This photograph is arguably one of the most important historical artifacts for ingot collectors. It is so important for ingot research because it a pe

Extremely rare. Baird p. 24, N7. Baird calls this ad advertising piece, which FH does not agree with. Blue paper, black print. Banking House of Page,

LeCount & Strong's San Francisco City Directory for the Year 1854: Embracing a General Directory of the Citizens, and a Street Directory; wi...

Very rare; possibly unique. Ex. John J. Ford Jr. Collection. Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office. Dateli...

Extremely rare. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at Peterson & Trinius' Assay Office, No. 124 Sacramento Street. Dateline San Francisco,...

Lot of 5 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line. Two different locations are represented: 88 Wall Street and 161 Pearl Str...

Lot of 5 different. Cornelius Comstock, like others in this clipper ship group, associated early on with William T. Coleman. In the 1860 San Francisco

Lot of 5 different. NY directories do not list who made up Sutton & Co., but as they often shared the same address as George D. Sutton, we can a...

Extremely rare and very historically important. No. 7. Dateline Washington City, May 9, 1860 (just a month after the first Pony Express trip). $10,000

The Gold Regions of California: Being a Succinct Description of the Geography, History, Topography, and General Features of California: Including a Ca

Certificate No. 34 for one share of association formed on June 26, 1849, made out to George Harrington. One share equaled 1/100th of the beneficial in

Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 52.16g. High gold content by weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Australian crystalline gold on quartz. Total weight 54.0 grams, gold 46.2 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance

California Gold Rush genuine gold nugget. 25.3 grams. Frame measures approximately 13" x 16". Double matted, 3D presentation features go...

Nice crystalline gold on quartz from the 16 to 1 Mine in Sierra County. 10.7 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California C

Rocky-Bar Mining Company, California, Circular, Articles of Association, Resolutions, etc. by James Delavan (secretary) and Philo Mickles (president),

Very rare; this is the only one we know of. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at CJ Arvidsson's Assay Office. Dateline Placerville, February ...

San Francisco City Directory for the Year Commencing October 1856. Containing a general directory of citizens, a street directory, and an appendix of

In 3 pieces. Correspondence on letterhead of John Hewston, Analytical chemist and Metallurgist. Rare trio of documents for John Hewston, who worked in

Lot of 4 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line at their 161 Pearl St. location. According to NY Trow directories, the com...

Lot of 4 different cards for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line at their 161 Pearl St. location. According to NY Trow Directories, t...

Lot of 4 different cards for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line at their 161 Pearl St. location. According to NY Trow Directories, t...

Commentaries on the Mining Ordinances of Spain: Dedicated to His Catholic Majesty, Charles III, by Don Francisco Xavier de Gamboa. Translated from the

Certificate No. 1278 for 2 shares made out to Thomas Houston dated Nov. 21, 1854. The mine is located on the middle fork of the American River, about

10+ crystalline Australian gold nuggets. Gold weight 47.15 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 48.4g, gold by weight 38.3g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 59.0g, gold by weight 36.7g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Mostly gold nuggets from Australian. Gold on ironstone 13.6 grams. Nuggets 30.01 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Pro

Australian gold on quartz, heavy for the size. 43.21 total grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Australian crystalline gold on quartz. 43.42 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Gold quartz nugget with red iron stain typical of the area. 80% by weight gold. 3.24 troy oz. total. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Californ