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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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La Porte, California Gold Rush Letter with Fabulous Content [155417]2093 - La Porte, California Gold Rush Letter with Fabulous Content [155417]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of the better Gold Rush letters we've come across. 4 pp. letter. Dateline La Porte March 1st, '59. From A.G.M. Craft to John D. Briggs i...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s*********0 for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, 161 Pearl Group [154011]2197 - California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, 161 Pearl Group [154011]
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Lot of 4 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line at their 161 Pearl St. location. According to NY Trow directories, the com...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to R******r for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Cards: Cornelius Comstock & Co. [154004]2201 - California Clipper Ship Cards: Cornelius Comstock & Co. [154004]
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Lot of 5 different. Cornelius Comstock, like others in this clipper ship group, associated early on with William T. Coleman. In the 1860 San Francisco
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
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A Collection of Mining Laws of Spain and Mexico by Halleck, 1859 [158997]2252 - A Collection of Mining Laws of Spain and Mexico by Halleck, 1859 [158997]
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A Collection of Mining Laws of Spain and Mexico. Compiled and translated by Henry W. Halleck. Published by O'Meara & Painter in 1859. Mining...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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Clear Glass Ashtray, S.S. Central America [156844]1028 - Clear Glass Ashtray, S.S. Central America [156844]
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Clear glass ashtray recovered in 2014 from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 4" diameter, 2" high, 2.25" opening. Six scallop...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to R********3 for (1,250.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,500.00
 
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Gold Ring, Single-Heart Design, Engraved // ED //, S.S. Central America Treasure [149451]1112 - Gold Ring, Single-Heart Design, Engraved // ED //, S.S. Central America Treasure [149451]
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Small gold ring recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #23, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck, size 2.0, with a single, cent
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to g*******h for (1,250.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,500.00
 
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Gold Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [146617]1127 - Gold Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [146617]
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Stickpin made of a single gold nugget, 14 x 10 mm, 2.84 grams (0.09 ozt). Pin is firmly attached, and the overall length is 68 mm. Pin shaft has spira
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to F*****a for (1,250.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,500.00
 
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Gold Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [152381]1131 - Gold Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [152381]
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Stickpin brooch made with a single gold nugget, 4.03 grams (0.130 ozt). Recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #26, of the S.S.
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to d*******f for (1,250.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,500.00
 
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Brass Luggage Tag NY to SAN Fo via Panama #601 [153318]1192 - Brass Luggage Tag NY to SAN Fo via Panama #601 [153318]
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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 / 601 / VIA PANAMA //. The na
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
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Crystalline Gold in Quartz [160080]2008 - Crystalline Gold in Quartz [160080]
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Australian crystalline gold in quartz. Total weight 24.11g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to i********s.. for (1,250.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,500.00
 
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