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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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Men's Tie, Patterned, Easton Trunk [156755]1243 - Men's Tie, Patterned, Easton Trunk [156755]
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Men's tie recovered from the Easton trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 42" long, 2" wide, Pattern consists of alternat...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to 8********l.. for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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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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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]
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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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Tehama House Illustrated Lettersheet, SF Gold Rush Era [155377]2173 - Tehama House Illustrated Lettersheet, SF Gold Rush Era [155377]
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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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Payment Receipt for Services in the First Modoc Indian War [155414]2176 - Payment Receipt for Services in the First Modoc Indian War [155414]
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State of California, Office of the Board of Examiners. Dateline Sacramento, August 15th, 1861. Issued to A. Pool for $273.33 for "his services ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Wash Basin, Ironstone, Cracked, S.S. Central America [159103]1047 - Wash Basin, Ironstone, Cracked, S.S. Central America [159103]
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Ivory-colored, ironstone ceramic wash basin recovered in 1990 from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 13.5 inches in diameter, point-to-point a
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to R********3 for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Men's Light Jacket, Dement Trunk [158715]1163 - Men's Light Jacket, Dement Trunk [158715]
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Light men's jacket recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Conserved in 1991. Two lower big pockets and a l...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to m********6 for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Scarf, Silk, Dement Trunk [156764]1187 - Scarf, Silk, Dement Trunk [156764]
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Triangular silk scarf recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Diagonal cross-pattern construction, 17 x 48"...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to m********6 for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange, Ophir, Gold Rush Era [155366]2108 - Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange, Ophir, Gold Rush Era [155366]
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Very rare location. Second of Exchange. Dateline Ophir, Cal., May 27th, 1854. No. 9416, issued to Palmer & Baldwin for $100. Signed Wells Fargo ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to c*********p for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Culver's Sacramento City Directory for 1851 (2000 reprint) [157167]2127 - Culver's Sacramento City Directory for 1851 (2000 reprint) [157167]
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J. Horace Culver's Sacramento City Directory for the Year 1851, with a History of Sacramento to 1851, Biographical Sketches, and Informative App...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*****8 for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins by Eckfeldt, 1852 [158975]2248 - New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins by Eckfeldt, 1852 [158975]
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New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coin, Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion; with Mint Values. Third edition rearranged with numerous additions. By Jacob R.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to W*****1 for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Water Pitcher Shards, S.S. Central America [158909]1073 - Water Pitcher Shards, S.S. Central America [158909]
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6" and 6 x 6", with original rust stain. These pitchers were broken as the result of the storm as it battered the ship, or in the violent ...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to g******n for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Men's Undershirt, Easton Trunk [158737]1244 - Men's Undershirt, Easton Trunk [158737]
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Men's undershirt recovered from the Easton trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. V-neck with 2 buttonholes and buttons present. 2.5...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to A*****0 for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Gold Rush Check issued to James King of William, Ties to San Francisco Vigilance Committee [155387]2151 - Gold Rush Check issued to James King of William, Ties to San Francisco Vigilance Committee [155387]
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Palmer Cook & Co. check (handwritten above Wells, Fargo & Co.). Dateline San Francisco, May 15, 1854. Issued to James King of William for $2...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to j******n for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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What I Saw in California by Bryant, 1849 [159037]2226 - What I Saw in California by Bryant, 1849 [159037]
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What I Saw in California: Being the Journal of a Tour, by the Emigrant Route and South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, Across the Continent of North Amer
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Scenes in El Dorado in the Years 1849-50 by Upham, 1878 [158986]2241 - Scenes in El Dorado in the Years 1849-50 by Upham, 1878 [158986]
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Notes of a Voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with Scenes in El Dorado, in the Years 1849-50. With an Appendix Containing Reminiscences of P
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Gold Rush: The Journals of J. Goldsborough Bruff [156164]2247 - Gold Rush: The Journals of J. Goldsborough Bruff [156164]
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Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings, and Other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff, Captain, Washington City and California Mining Association. April 2, 184
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*****n for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Prairie Flower & Adventures in the Far West, Book, Dement Trunk [159458]1094 - Prairie Flower & Adventures in the Far West, Book, Dement Trunk [159458]
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Book recovered from the Dement trunk at the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 1991. Two books in one: Prairie Flower and Adventures in the Far West by
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to T**********3 for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Men's Vest, Cotton Twill, Gold Fleck Buttons, Dement Trunk [156770]1183 - Men's Vest, Cotton Twill, Gold Fleck Buttons, Dement Trunk [156770]
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Cotton twill vest recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Seven-button front, six present. Several buttons show b
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Men's Pants, Dement Trunk [156767]1184 - Men's Pants, Dement Trunk [156767]
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Unusual pair of pants recovered from the Dement truck found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. White, twill weave, wide waistband, drooping at the
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to R*******8 for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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