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...

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...

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...

The Crown Jewell of all Wells Fargo Collecting! Wells, Fargo & Co. engraved treasure box lid recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck....

Counterstamped US twenty-dollar gold piece, 1856-S, recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Certified and encapsulated in plastic by PCGS a

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...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Gold ring with a 10 x 8 mm oval of gold-bearing white quartz, total weight is 3.69 grams (0.12 ozt), size 6-1/4. Intricate swirled engraving on the sh

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

Among the interesting and enigmatic artifacts recovered from the S.S. Central America is a medal of the Knight's Order of Saint Maurice and Sain...

Two gold nuggets, each soldered to a 1.5-inch stick pin, then joined by a four-inch, gold curb chain. Recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris fiel

Leather saddlebags recovered from Purser Hull's safe of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Approx. 10 inches long and about 10 inches wide. The...

Gold pendant recovered from the Easton trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 1990. It is made from a 25 x 22 x 4 mm piece of gold-beari

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

Another of the very important people onboard the S.S. Central America were James E. Birch and his wife. His first cabin ticket was #34 in line. Birch

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

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...

Dome-shaped gold pinback with 15 irregularly shaped, clear diamonds (generally round). Largest central diamond is surrounded by seven slightly smaller

This is an important trio of original artifacts from the S.S. Central America treasure. Lawrence (or Laurence) Dorsey, a passenger on the S.S. Central

Men's fancy cloth vest recovered from the John Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. The material is a dark cotton woven fab...

Daguerreotype recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Shows a young woman, hands in her lap, with a large bracelet on each wrist. It is 3 x

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

Treasure box that contained gold coin and dust from "The Garden of Gold" area. This box was carefully removed by Nemo in parts. The top, b...

Gold hunter's watch pieces recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. The main body case (53mm, 44.92 grams) is engraved with a forest s...

In 2014, the crew recovered Purser Hull's safe at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. When they touched it with the recovery vehicle's arm, ...

Gold ring recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #2. It is size 6.5, with a large, three

Lot includes 3 pairs of matched, brass luggage tags, two with original leather fobs: #1270, #1502, and #1746. "San Fo to NY via Panama." M...

A white ironstone rectangular bowl, marked // Ironstone China / Barrow & Co. // on the bottom (1853- 1856). Called a "Janus" bowl beca...

These cufflinks recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014 from Coin Pile #6 are made with four 15 x 12 mm oval slabs of gold-bearing w

This is the finest known of all the S.S. Central America passenger receipts on pre-printed US Mail Steamship Company forms coming from New York. // Un

This gold signet ring, size 8.5, weighs 6.58 grams (0.211 ozt) and bears the initial SS on the small shield-shaped cartouche. Oddly, the initials are

A rare note from the safe of Purser Hull recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. Bank of Syracuse, NY, $5, Haxby G12c. Haxby states

State Bank of Newark, NJ $3, which Haxby notes is only known in proof. Stained throughout, but no holes or tears. In November 1853, counterfeit $5 not

Stickpin made from a Type II $1 gold coin in beautiful condition, total weight 2.31 grams (0.074 ozt) with a firmly attached stickpin. Total length is

Small gold buckle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck debris field. Ornate engraving on the front, no maker mark on reverse, 28 x 21 mm.

Four native gold-in-quartz specimens from one of the gold pokes found in the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #23, of the S.S. Central America shipwr

The original passenger receipt recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck for Ansel and Addie Easton, "A. I. Easton & Wife", 4 ...

Panama Railroad brass baggage tag #613 recovered with a bundle of keys from the purser's safe found in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Ce...

Daguerreotype recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Shows a woman on the right and a child on the left. It is 2-5/8 x 3-1/8 inches. Ident

Men's dress shirt recovered from the Easton trunk found with the S.S. Central America shipwreck. This shirt was rolled up in a copy of New York ...

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

Gold ring recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #2. It is size 6.25, with a Christian c

Small leather gold bag recovered in 2014 from the Purser's safe of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 6" long, 2" diameter, and...

Small leather gold bag recovered in 2014 from the Purser's safe of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 7.5" long and 1.5" diamet...

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

Thick cloth bag, 13 x 6", with "Dimes" written in black ink on one side. 6" string on top attached recovered from the S.S. Centr...