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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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Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office Exchanges, Coloma, Gold Rush Era [155367]2081 - Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office Exchanges, Coloma, Gold Rush Era [155367]
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Lot of 2. Rare and important El Dorado County Gold Rush location. It was the site of the gold discovery at Sutter's Mill in January 1848 by Jame...
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Early Illustration Showing the California Gold Rush Discovery Site [155344]2082 - Early Illustration Showing the California Gold Rush Discovery Site [155344]
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Very early and important illustration from United States House Executive Document No. 1, 30th Congress, Second Session, Richard Mason, 1848. Page is c
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Sierra Nevada Lake Water & Mining Co. Stock issued to James W. Denver [155353]2084 - Sierra Nevada Lake Water & Mining Co. Stock issued to James W. Denver [155353]
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This is a fantastic Gold Rush era stock issued to an important historical figure. Certificate No. 1412, issued to James W. Denver on August 3rd, 1857
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Mariposa Land & Mining Company $1,000 Bond w/ John Marshall Discovery Nugget Vignette [155355]2094 - Mariposa Land & Mining Company $1,000 Bond w/ John Marshall Discovery Nugget Vignette [155355]
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Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 95. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No
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Mariposa Land & Mining Company $1,000 Bond w/ John Marshall Discovery Nugget Vignette [155356]2095 - Mariposa Land & Mining Company $1,000 Bond w/ John Marshall Discovery Nugget Vignette [155356]
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Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 99. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No
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Big Tunnel G&S Mining Co. Stock to Assayer James J. Ott, Plus Ott Receipt [155342]2106 - Big Tunnel G&S Mining Co. Stock to Assayer James J. Ott, Plus Ott Receipt [155342]
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Lot of 2. Both pieces related to Nevada City assayer James J. Ott. Ott was the assayer who discovered in 1859 that the ore being mined on the Comstock
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Page, Bacon & Co. Banking Exchanges & COD, Sacramento, Gold Rush [155399]2125 - Page, Bacon & Co. Banking Exchanges & COD, Sacramento, Gold Rush [155399]
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Lot of 4. All issued during the Gold Rush. Page & Bacon were a St. Louis firm that established a presence in California during the Gold Rush. Wh...
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Bank of California WC Ralston Documents incl. Autograph [155332]2140 - Bank of California WC Ralston Documents incl. Autograph [155332]
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Lot of 2. 1) Certificate of Special Deposit, Bank of California, San Francisco Sep. 28, 1874. A. Austin has deposited $50,000 in US Gold Coin (over a
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Garrison, Morgan, Fretz & Ralston Banking House Exchange & Note [155338]2146 - Garrison, Morgan, Fretz & Ralston Banking House Exchange & Note [155338]
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Lot of 2. As listed on the left side of this exchange, this banking firm was composed of numerous power players in California and New York, including:
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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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Sold to j******n for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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