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

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The S.S. Central America Artifacts Auction catalog has 268 pages of detailed treasure stories about the people, jewelry, gold, and goods onboard the famous "Ship of Gold" that sank off the North Carolina coast in 1857 with tons of gold on board. While the coins and nuggets have already been sold and are in thousands of collections around the world, the artifacts are only just now being released, and are presented for the first time in a two-part sale in December 2022 and February 2023. Online auction platforms do not carry the wealth of information found in our printed catalog, inclusive of three-dimensional photographs of the items on the seafloor and a map where many artifacts were discovered. Order your limited-edition printed catalogs today and enjoy the fascinating world of the S.S. Central America treasure.

Part A of this December auction includes artifacts recovered from the actual shipwreck of the S.S. Central America.
Part B, starting with Lot 2000, offered the same day, presents some of the best California and Alaska Gold Rush material ever assembled for auction.

Fred Holabird
Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC

AUCTION SCHEDULE

Part A  - S.S.Central America Artifacts
(Lots 1000-1271)

Ships Provisions (Lots 1000-1080)
Passenger Possessions (Lots 1081-1249)
The Business of Gold (Lots 1250-1271)

Part B -  Gold Rush Era Collectibles
(Lots 2000-2276)

Gold Specimens (Lots 2000-2069)
Mining Ephemera; Jewelry; Rare Books & More (Lots 2079-2276)
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S.S. Islander Treasure Box Contents: 3 Gold pokes, 588 Troy OZ Gold [159106]2059 - S.S. Islander Treasure Box Contents: 3 Gold pokes, 588 Troy OZ Gold [159106]
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Three gold pokes full recovered from the SS Islander 1901 wreck near Juneau, recovered 2012, approximately 588 troy ounces. Poke 1: 4" diam...
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Estimate : 1,800,000.00 - 2,500,000.00
 
 
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San Francisco Vigilance Committee Medal, #1472 [159486]2149 - San Francisco Vigilance Committee Medal, #1472 [159486]
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ORGANIZED 9th JUNE 1851* REORGANIZED 14th MAY 1856 / COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE / 1472 // BE JUST AND FEAR NOT * FIAT JUSTITIA RUAT CCELUM / SAN FRANCISCO
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Start Price : 20,000.00 | Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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California Crystalline Native Gold on Quartz Matrix -Nearly 2 Pounds! [141538]2065 - California Crystalline Native Gold on Quartz Matrix -Nearly 2 Pounds! [141538]
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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
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Estimate : 26,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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California Crystalline Native Gold on Quartz Matrix - 14.7 avd ozs. [159492]2066 - California Crystalline Native Gold on Quartz Matrix - 14.7 avd ozs. [159492]
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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
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to r**4 for (11,500.00 + 2,300.00BP) = 13,800.00
 
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California Gold in Quartz Nugget from the Shasta Area [158905]2060 - California Gold in Quartz Nugget from the Shasta Area [158905]
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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...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 22,000.00
 
 
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Custom Gold Leopard Necklace with Diamonds, Emeralds [122814]2070 - Custom Gold Leopard Necklace with Diamonds, Emeralds [122814]
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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
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to m********H for (6,250.00 + 1,250.00BP) = 7,500.00
 
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Campbell and Hoog's San Francisco Directory, 1850 [159042]2128 - Campbell and Hoog's San Francisco Directory, 1850 [159042]
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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 ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (24,000.00 + 4,800.00BP) = 28,800.00
 
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Gold Pocket Watch, Illinois Watch Company, N. Gamse [151584]2259 - Gold Pocket Watch, Illinois Watch Company, N. Gamse [151584]
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"The Queen" private label gold pocket watch made by Illinois Watch Company c1900 for N. Gamse, New York. 136 grams. Manual wind gold poc...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to s*********0 for (8,250.00 + 1,650.00BP) = 9,900.00
 
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California Gold in Quartz Watch Chain -- Exemplary [151585]2067 - California Gold in Quartz Watch Chain -- Exemplary [151585]
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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...
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 11,000.00
 
 
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California Land Grant Papers, 1834-1855, Plus Gold Rush Letters [158849]2189 - California Land Grant Papers, 1834-1855, Plus Gold Rush Letters [158849]
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This lot is an important lot illustrating the in-depth length officials went to while they investigated Mexican Land Grant titles to California proper
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to a********b.. for (2,600.00 + 520.00BP) = 3,120.00
 
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