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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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Mokelumne Hill Canal & Mining Co. Stock issued to IC Woods (Adams & Co) [155336]2099 - Mokelumne Hill Canal & Mining Co. Stock issued to IC Woods (Adams & Co) [155336]
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A choice certificate. No, 1655. Issued to I.C. Woods for one share. Signed by Henry Eno (president) and E.H. Pomeroy as secretary. Not cancelled or en
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to C*****r for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Nevada City Wells Fargo Gold Rush Steamer Cover [151954]2103 - Nevada City Wells Fargo Gold Rush Steamer Cover [151954]
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This c1850's cover is for a Wells Fargo Express Steamboat. Nevada regular Wells Fargo stamp cancels 3c Pink stamp. Stamped PAID on upper right.
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w**********e for (450.00 + 90.00BP) = 540.00
 
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California Eastern Extension Railroad Company Bond, 1850s [155354]2110 - California Eastern Extension Railroad Company Bond, 1850s [155354]
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Very rare. $1,000 bond. No. 61. Oct. 1st, 1859. The company owes the money to A. Boody of New York and James Lawrence English of Sacramento. "B...
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South Fork Canal Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush [155322]2111 - South Fork Canal Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush [155322]
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Beautifully engraved partially-issued certificate. No. 321. Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal. Dec. 9th, 1852. This item has been hand signed by the
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San Francisco Land Association Stock Certificate [155376]2133 - San Francisco Land Association Stock Certificate [155376]
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Very rare. No. 618, issued for one share to Lewis Cooper on March 21st, 1856 in Philadelphia. Signed by president FN Buck and secretary William Lippin
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j******n for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Freeman & Co. Receipt from US Mint, Philadelphia, to US Assay Office, SF [154017]2143 - Freeman & Co. Receipt from US Mint, Philadelphia, to US Assay Office, SF [154017]
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Freeman & Co's New York & California Package Express, Successors to Adams & Co. Dateline New York, May 1st, 1856. Two cases sent fro...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to p********n for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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San Francisco Vigilance Committee of '56 by Smith, 1883 [158991]2150 - San Francisco Vigilance Committee of '56 by Smith, 1883 [158991]
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San Francisco Vigilance Committee of '56 with Some Interesting Sketches of Events Succeeding 1846. Edited by Frank Meriweather Smith. Published ...
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Sold to j******n for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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Hentsch & Berton Revenue Check -- Hentsch Gold Nuggets, SSCA [158072]2153 - Hentsch & Berton Revenue Check -- Hentsch Gold Nuggets, SSCA [158072]
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Hentsch & Berton were the successors in 1863 to Henry Hentsch's banking and assay business in San Francisco. Hentsch was born in Geneva in a...
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Gold and Silver Tables by San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works, 1867 [158982]2157 - Gold and Silver Tables by San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works, 1867 [158982]
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Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver per Once Troy, at Different Degrees of Fineness. Also tables showing the net returns from gold and silver of di
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San Francisco US Treasury Exchange Signed by Howell Cobb [155400]2163 - San Francisco US Treasury Exchange Signed by Howell Cobb [155400]
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Rare Treasury of the United States Second of Transfer for $10,000 to the Ast. Treasurer US at San Francisco. Dateline Washington, October 1st, 1858. S
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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