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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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Crystalline Gold in Quartz [160081]2046 - Crystalline Gold in Quartz [160081]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian crystalline gold in quartz with brown stains, typically of jewelry quartz. 1.51 troy oz. about 30% by weight gold. Date: Country (if not
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to P**********o for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Alaska Gold Rush Gold Spoon "J. P. B." [159527]2057 - Alaska Gold Rush Gold Spoon "J. P. B." [159527]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small gold spoon, handle is 10k gold, bowl is gold plated. 4-1/8" long .75" wide bowl, .5" wide at top of handle. Engraved with &quo...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to u******i for (2,000.00 + 400.00BP) = 2,400.00
 
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Fantastic Gold Rush Letter Relaying the Journey to California [151910]2078 - Fantastic Gold Rush Letter Relaying the Journey to California [151910]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dated Sept 16, 1849. Dateline American Fork, Sacramento River. Location; Camp 3 miles above Mormon Island. Four pages of historic information Talks ab
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to s*********0 for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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Miners' Cosumnes & Deer Creek Water & Mining Co. Promissory Note, Prairie City [155329]2115 - Miners' Cosumnes & Deer Creek Water & Mining Co. Promissory Note, Prairie City [155329]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very rare Prairie City, California dateline. Promissory note No. 17, datelined Prairie City, Cal., March 25th, 1854. Promise to pay $893.73 to D.B.
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Central Wharf Joint Stock Company Stock Certificate [155405]2134 - Central Wharf Joint Stock Company Stock Certificate [155405]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare San Francisco Wharf stock tied to the Gold Rush. Certificate No. 457, issued for 46 shares to Alfred Poett on May 1st, 1865 in San Francisco. Sig
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Large SF Check Just After SS Central America Sinking, Plus French Exchange [155396]2152 - Large SF Check Just After SS Central America Sinking, Plus French Exchange [155396]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Both are related to Gold Rush SF banker and commission merchant Abel Guy. 1) Abel Guy check for $10,420 (listed in FRENCH COIN), San Francis
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Ingot Mould, John Taylor, c1860s [159467]2155 - Ingot Mould, John Taylor, c1860s [159467]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice ingot mould from John Taylor & Co., San Francisco. This is an old multi-ingot mould that allowed for small pours of gold ingots of rough...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to w**********e for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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A. Kuner, Seal Engraver & Die Sinker, Billhead--Ties to Moffat & Co. [158076]2159 - A. Kuner, Seal Engraver & Die Sinker, Billhead--Ties to Moffat & Co. [158076]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Extremely rare billhead for A. Kuner, Seal Engraver & Die Sinker, No. 611 Washington Street, 3rd Floor. Dateline San Francisco, Dec...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to C******n for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
 
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Tehama House Illustrated Lettersheet, SF Gold Rush Era [155377]2173 - Tehama House Illustrated Lettersheet, SF Gold Rush Era [155377]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. Pictorial lettersheet for the Tehama House, Corner Sansome and California Streets, San Francisco, G.W. Frink, Proprietor. Great large vigne
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to l********r.. for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Card: William T. Coleman, 71 Wall Street [154007]2194 - California Clipper Ship Card: William T. Coleman, 71 Wall Street [154007]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is the only card for Coleman in this group that lists his address as 71 Wall Street. According to NY directories, this address only appears in 18
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to f*****E for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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