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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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Dutch Flat Banking & Express Ephemera [155341]2087 - Dutch Flat Banking & Express Ephemera [155341]
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Lot of 2. 1) W&P Nicholls, Bankers, check. Dutch Flat, Sept, 13 1864. Drawn on the Bank of California in SF, Charles Adler, $93. Signed W&P ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******n for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate [155348]2088 - Enterprise Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate [155348]
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"Office at S. B. Pelton's House in White Oak Township" (printed to left of vignette). Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Eureka Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush Era [155351]2089 - Eureka Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush Era [155351]
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El Dorado County, California (printed under title). Unissued for one share, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as president and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Grass Valley Express and Banking Group incl. Gold Rush Era [155365]2090 - Grass Valley Express and Banking Group incl. Gold Rush Era [155365]
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Lot of 3 different. 1) Adams & Co. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Grass Valley over printed San Francisco dateline. May 20th, 1854. Issued to C...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s******6 for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Brown & Dallison's Nevada, Grass Valley Directory, 1856 [159038]2091 - Brown & Dallison's Nevada, Grass Valley Directory, 1856 [159038]
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Brown & Dallison's Nevada, Grass Valley, and Rough and Ready Directory, For the Year Commencing January 1st, 1856, Embracing a Directory of ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (3,500.00 + 700.00BP) = 4,200.00
 
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Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange, Iowa Hill, Gold Rush Era [155337]2092 - Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange, Iowa Hill, Gold Rush Era [155337]
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Extremely rare Gold Rush location. Dateline Iowa Hill, Cal., Dec. 2nd, 1855. No. 41.302, issued to TB Hotchkiss at the office of the American Express
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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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]
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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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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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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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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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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office Exchange, Marysville, Gold Rush Era [155372]2096 - Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office Exchange, Marysville, Gold Rush Era [155372]
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Second of Exchange. Handwritten Marysville dateline over printed San Francisco. No. 7502, issued for $100 to Ruth Bair on March 29th, 1854. Signed Ada
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Harvey Harris & Co. Assay Office Letter, Marysville [158070]2097 - Harvey Harris & Co. Assay Office Letter, Marysville [158070]
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Very rare. H. Harris, along with his partner D. Marchand, had ingots found on the SS Central America. This letterhead lists his offices at the top: Sa
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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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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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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Mokelumne Hill, California Express Receipts, Gold Rush Era [155381]2100 - Mokelumne Hill, California Express Receipts, Gold Rush Era [155381]
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Lot of 2 different. Rare. Calaveras County mining town founded in 1848 by a group of Oregonians. Very rich gold deposits. 1) Adams & Co. Express...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Montezuma, California Banking & Express Group, Gold Rush Era [155385]2101 - Montezuma, California Banking & Express Group, Gold Rush Era [155385]
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Lot of 2. Montezuma was located in Tuolumne County, 2.5 miles north of Chinese Camp. Originally a trading post called "Montezuma Tent," op...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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1859 Gold Rush Letter from Nevada [City] Area [151905]2102 - 1859 Gold Rush Letter from Nevada [City] Area [151905]
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Letter dated September 25, 1850, Nevada City. Nevada crossed out and Sacramento written in. Most likely letter was taken to Sacramento City as that wa
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to d*******f for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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Nevada City Wells Fargo Gold Rush Steamer Cover [151954]2103 - Nevada City Wells Fargo Gold Rush Steamer Cover [151954]
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This c1850's cover is for a Wells Fargo Express Steamboat. Nevada regular Wells Fargo stamp cancels 3c Pink stamp. Stamped PAID on upper right.
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w**********e for (450.00 + 90.00BP) = 540.00
 
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Nevada City Banking & Express Group incl. Wells Fargo Gold Rush [155401]2104 - Nevada City Banking & Express Group incl. Wells Fargo Gold Rush [155401]
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Lot of 3. 1) Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Nevada, Cal. dateline, April 27th, 1855. Issued for $100 to agent CM Mulford. En...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*****u for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Nevada City Gold Rush Express & Banking Group [155360]2105 - Nevada City Gold Rush Express & Banking Group [155360]
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Lot of 3. 1) Check from Chas. W. Mulford. Dateline Nevada, Jan. 17th, 1859. Side of check advertises "Gold Dust Bought and Advances Made On Dus...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********z.. for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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