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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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Eureka Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush Era [155351]2089 - Eureka Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush Era [155351]
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El Dorado County, California (printed under title). Unissued for one share, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as president and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in
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Gold Rush Letter, Fords Camp - 1849 [151908]2172 - Gold Rush Letter, Fords Camp - 1849 [151908]
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Stampless cover with a straight line San Francisco postmark. Handwritten 40 for cost to mail. One page. Letter has staining and tape to keep the conte
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to f*******7 for 330.00
 
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A Tour of Duty in California by Revere, 1849 [159045]2224 - A Tour of Duty in California by Revere, 1849 [159045]
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A Tour of Duty in California; Including a Description of the Gold Region: and an Account of the Voyage Around Cape Horn; with Notices of Lower Califor
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*******f for 840.00
 
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Crystalline Gold Nugget [160096]2019 - Crystalline Gold Nugget [160096]
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Australian crystalline gold nugget. 13.3 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R**2 for 1,020.00
 
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Gold on Quartz [160101]2024 - Gold on Quartz [160101]
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Australian gold on quartz. Total weight 14.87 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Crystalline Gold and Leaf in Quartz [160069]2050 - Crystalline Gold and Leaf in Quartz [160069]
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Crystalline gold and leaf in quartz, .46 troy oz. About 70% weight by gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to f********2 for 510.00
 
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California Gold Nugget 6.7 Grams in Presentation Frame w/COA [159490]2064 - California Gold Nugget 6.7 Grams in Presentation Frame w/COA [159490]
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California Gold Rush genuine gold nugget. 6.7 grams. Certified natural and authentic by American Appraisal Institute. Signed appraisal certificate aff
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j******n for 480.00
 
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American River, Water & Mining Co. Stock Group, Gold Rush Era [155369]2076 - American River, Water & Mining Co. Stock Group, Gold Rush Era [155369]
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Lot of 4: three stocks and a Water Collector's Weekly report. The American River Water and Mining Company was formed in 1854 to build a ditch to...
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Mina Rica De Las Flores Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate [154016]2080 - Mina Rica De Las Flores Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate [154016]
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We have not offered this before. "West Point D., Calaveras C. Cal." (printed under title). Incorporated May 19th, 1863. No. 240, issued fo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to C*****r for 330.00
 
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Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange, Iowa Hill, Gold Rush Era [155337]2092 - Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange, Iowa Hill, Gold Rush Era [155337]
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Extremely rare Gold Rush location. Dateline Iowa Hill, Cal., Dec. 2nd, 1855. No. 41.302, issued to TB Hotchkiss at the office of the American Express
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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