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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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Dendritic Silver Specimen [159493]2073 - Dendritic Silver Specimen [159493]
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Dendritic Silver Specimen 40mm x 25mm. 9.6 grams. Beautiful branching dendritic formation with fern like, leaf-shaped crystals. Sometimes referred
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to s***o for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Herbertville Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate [155378]2075 - Herbertville Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate [155378]
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Gold Rush-era Amador County! No. 63, issued for one share to WP Jones on April 2nd, 1855 in Herbertville. Signed by president BG John and secretary Sa
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to C*****r for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Two Different Columbia, California Stock Certificates, Gold Rush Era [155331]2083 - Two Different Columbia, California Stock Certificates, Gold Rush Era [155331]
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Lot of 2 different. Columbia, located in Tuolumne County, was founded during the Gold Rush in 1850. By 1852, there were 8 hotels, 4 banks, 17 general
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to x********z.. for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Pacific Express Company Receipt from Drytown, Gold Rush Era [155346]2086 - Pacific Express Company Receipt from Drytown, Gold Rush Era [155346]
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Extra rare location. Dateline Drytown, April 14th, 1856. Receipt No. 52 for a package delivered by John Dillon to be delivered to Mrs. Ann Dillion in
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t********-.. for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock -- Meadow Lake [155350]2098 - Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock -- Meadow Lake [155350]
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Inc. in California. Location printed on the top of the certificate: Meadow Lake District, California. No. 154, issued for 160 shares to Charles W. You
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to t********-.. for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Two Nevada County Canal Stock Certificates for Hydraulic Mining [155347]2107 - Two Nevada County Canal Stock Certificates for Hydraulic Mining [155347]
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Nevada County Canal Company. Incredibly rare; we had not seen one till this example popped up in the Prag Collection. Inc. Sept
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to f*********e for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Gold Rush Mining Letter with Great Content, Sacramento City [151901]2118 - Gold Rush Mining Letter with Great Content, Sacramento City [151901]
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From Mr. Parrott to home in Massachusetts. Stamped Sacramento City, Cal, Jan 31. Date written on letterhead. Two handstamps PAID and 40 (rate to send
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to G*********s for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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San Francisco Comptroller's Office Drafts, Gold Rush Era [154018]2162 - San Francisco Comptroller's Office Drafts, Gold Rush Era [154018]
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Lot of 3 different. 1) 1854 City Comptroller's Office draft to HW Seale for $250 for grading and planking Beale Street. Signed by mayor CK Garri...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to x********z.. for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Occidental Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate [155320]2175 - Occidental Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate [155320]
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"Emma Frances Lode, Silver Mountain District, Mono County, California" (printed at left). Inc. December 1862. No. 226, issued for 5 shares...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to a********x.. for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Yuba County, California Bonds [155380]2187 - Yuba County, California Bonds [155380]
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Lot of 2. 1) $500. No. 223, issued to M Bennagin & Co. on July 1st, 1857 in Marysville. Signed by the Chairman Board of Supervisors and County A...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to x********z.. for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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