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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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Men's "Miner's" Pants, Five-Button Style, Dement Trunk--Possibly by Levi Strauss [159097]1171 - Men's "Miner's" Pants, Five-Button Style, Dement Trunk--Possibly by Levi Strauss [159097]
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Pair of men's work pants recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. The five-button fly strongly suggests thes...
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Estimate : 50,000.00 and UP
Sold to m********q.. for (95,000.00 + 19,000.00BP) = 114,000.00
 
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Purser Hull's Master Keys, Gold Room, S.S. Central America Treasure [153322]1077 - Purser Hull's Master Keys, Gold Room, S.S. Central America Treasure [153322]
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A ring of three brass keys with a brass key tag recovered in 2014 from the purser's safe found in the debris field of the S.S. Central America s...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 and UP
Sold to E********s for (86,000.00 + 17,200.00BP) = 103,200.00
 
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Wells, Fargo & Co. Engraved Treasure Box Lid, 1857 [159480]1267 - Wells, Fargo & Co. Engraved Treasure Box Lid, 1857 [159480]
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The Crown Jewell of all Wells Fargo Collecting! Wells, Fargo & Co. engraved treasure box lid recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck....
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Estimate : 10,000.00 and UP
Sold to E********s for (83,000.00 + 16,600.00BP) = 99,600.00
 
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J.L. Polhemus Counterstamped 1856-S $20 Gold Piece, S.S. Central America Treasure [146607]1253 - J.L. Polhemus Counterstamped 1856-S $20 Gold Piece, S.S. Central America Treasure [146607]
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Counterstamped US twenty-dollar gold piece, 1856-S, recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Certified and encapsulated in plastic by PCGS a
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Estimate : 20,000.00 and UP
Sold to g******n for (36,000.00 + 7,200.00BP) = 43,200.00
 
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1849 Colt Pocket Pistol, Purser's Safe and Bullet Mould [158847]1078 - 1849 Colt Pocket Pistol, Purser's Safe and Bullet Mould [158847]
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This is one of the all-time classic California Gold Rush guns, a true "'49er", and perhaps now unarguably the most famous of them exta...
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to G*******s for (25,000.00 + 5,000.00BP) = 30,000.00
 
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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 Watch Covers w/California Gold Miner at Yerba Buena c1851. [159485]1147 - Gold Watch Covers w/California Gold Miner at Yerba Buena c1851. [159485]
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Gold watch covers with California Gold Miner at Yerba Buena c1851, recovered from Coin Pile #10 at the S.S. Central America shipwreck debris field. Tw
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Estimate : 5,000.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (22,000.00 + 4,400.00BP) = 26,400.00
 
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Brass Bell, Small, S.S. Central America [159089]1024 - Brass Bell, Small, S.S. Central America [159089]
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Small brass bell recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 5-1/2 inches tall, 5-7/8 inches in diameter, and it weighs 2.8 pounds. The c
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (15,000.00 + 3,000.00BP) = 18,000.00
 
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Herndon's Sextant (Octant )- The Key Navigational Tool of the S.S. Central America [158843]1038 - Herndon's Sextant (Octant )- The Key Navigational Tool of the S.S. Central America [158843]
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This is quite simply the most important artifact on the S.S. Central America. Without it, no one ever would have found the ship. Without it, Capt. Her
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Estimate : 5,000.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (13,000.00 + 2,600.00BP) = 15,600.00
 
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