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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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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman & Co. Group [154009]2193 - California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman & Co. Group [154009]
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Lot of 5 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line. Two different locations are represented: 88 Wall Street and 161 Pearl Str...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (1,400.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,680.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Cards: Sutton & Co. / George D. Sutton [154006]2204 - California Clipper Ship Cards: Sutton & Co. / George D. Sutton [154006]
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Lot of 5 different. NY directories do not list who made up Sutton & Co., but as they often shared the same address as George D. Sutton, we can a...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to R******r for (1,400.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,680.00
 
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System of Mineralogy by Dana, 1837 [158994]2265 - System of Mineralogy by Dana, 1837 [158994]
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A System of Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on Crystallography: with an Appendix, Containing the Application of Mathematics to Crystallogra
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,400.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,680.00
 
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Brass Luggage Tag NY to SAN Fo via Panama #1371 [153310]1020 - Brass Luggage Tag NY to SAN Fo via Panama #1371 [153310]
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Brass luggage tag recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, approx 2 x 1-5/8 inches, embossed // N.Y. TO SAN Fo / 1371 / VIA PANAMA //. The n
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to R********3 for (1,350.00 + 270.00BP) = 1,620.00
 
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Glass Decanter from the S.S. Central America [159077]1061 - Glass Decanter from the S.S. Central America [159077]
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Heavy, possibly leaded, cut-glass decanter recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 9 inches tall and 4.25 inches in diameter at the b
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Estimate : 250.00 and UP
Sold to G*******s for (1,350.00 + 270.00BP) = 1,620.00
 
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Gold Nugget Brooch / Lapel Pin, S.S. Central America Treasure [146614]1121 - Gold Nugget Brooch / Lapel Pin, S.S. Central America Treasure [146614]
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Made of a single gold nugget, 20 x 13 mm, 4.1 grams (0.13 ozt). Complete and working pin clasp on the back. Recovered in 2014 from an unspecified Coin
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to c*******u for (1,350.00 + 270.00BP) = 1,620.00
 
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Brass Luggage Tag NY to SAN Fo via Panama #5725 [153313]1191 - Brass Luggage Tag NY to SAN Fo via Panama #5725 [153313]
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Brass luggage tag recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, approx 2 x 1-5/8 inches, embossed // N.Y. TO SAN Fo / 5725 / VIA PANAMA //. Date
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to R********3 for (1,350.00 + 270.00BP) = 1,620.00
 
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Gold Earring - 3 Pieces, S.S. Central America Treasure [152373]1142 - Gold Earring - 3 Pieces, S.S. Central America Treasure [152373]
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One gold earring in two pieces with a small wire loop, 3.7 grams (0.119 ozt). Recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014 from an unspec
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to R********3 for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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Brass Luggage Tag SAN Fo NY to via Panama #3686 [159474]1189 - Brass Luggage Tag SAN Fo NY to via Panama #3686 [159474]
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Brass luggage tag recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is #3686, // San Fo to N.Y. via Panama //, heart shaped, 1.75 x 1.75 inches. C
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to m********H for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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Gold Nugget on Quartz [160108]2031 - Gold Nugget on Quartz [160108]
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Australian gold nugget on quartz. 24.5 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to G********l for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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