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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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Glass Medical (?) Stirring Stick, S.S. Central America [156854]1037 - Glass Medical (?) Stirring Stick, S.S. Central America [156854]
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Clear glass medical (?) stirring stick recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. It is 5.25" long, broken on one end with two ...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to d*******f for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Wash Basin, Shards (3 pcs), S.S. Central America [156855]1049 - Wash Basin, Shards (3 pcs), S.S. Central America [156855]
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Three stained ironstone wash basin shards. A large base, with old breaks as evidenced by iron stain on the fracture surfaces. Three pieces of an angle
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to g******n for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Men's Long Underwear Shirt, Dement Trunk [156860]1164 - Men's Long Underwear Shirt, Dement Trunk [156860]
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Long undershirt recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. Fairly large men's "underwear" sh...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to T********n.. for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Men's Dress Shirt, Easton Trunk [158720]1224 - Men's Dress Shirt, Easton Trunk [158720]
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Men's dress shirt recovered from the Easton trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Men's dress shirt with 4 buttonholes and no b...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Thick Cloth, Handkerchief?, Marked // Easton // [158813]1249 - Thick Cloth, Handkerchief?, Marked // Easton // [158813]
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A thick, well-woven cloth recovered from the Easton trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Rolled on two opposing sides with the other two
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to b******a for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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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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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to j******n for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Freeman & Co. Receipt from US Mint, Philadelphia, to US Assay Office, SF [154017]2143 - Freeman & Co. Receipt from US Mint, Philadelphia, to US Assay Office, SF [154017]
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Freeman & Co's New York & California Package Express, Successors to Adams & Co. Dateline New York, May 1st, 1856. Two cases sent fro...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to p********n for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Romance of the Age by Dubar, 1867 [157163]2239 - Romance of the Age by Dubar, 1867 [157163]
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The Romance of the Age or Discovery of Gold in California by Edward E. Dunbar. Published in New York by Appleton and Company, 1867. First edition. Ori
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to W*****1 for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Adventures of a Forty-Niner by Knower, 1894 [159033]2244 - Adventures of a Forty-Niner by Knower, 1894 [159033]
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The Adventures of a Forty-Niner. An Historic Description of California, with Events and Ideas of San Francisco and Its People in Those Early Days by D
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Men's Dress Shirt, Dement Trunk [158707]1160 - Men's Dress Shirt, Dement Trunk [158707]
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Plain, men's dress shirt recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Pleated front for studs only. Sleeve from ...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Men's Dress Shirt, Patterned & Pleated, Dement Trunk [158708]1161 - Men's Dress Shirt, Patterned & Pleated, Dement Trunk [158708]
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Fancy patterned dress shirt recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 36" overall length, 19" from the ...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to T********n.. for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Men's Socks, Dement Trunk [158743]1176 - Men's Socks, Dement Trunk [158743]
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Socks recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Marked British 10 1/2on toe. Cuff to heel 10.5", heel to toe...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to G*******s for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Men's Socks, Dement Trunk [158746]1177 - Men's Socks, Dement Trunk [158746]
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Socks recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Marked British 10 1/2 near toe. Form-fitting cuff. Cuff to toe 11...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to m********H for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Small Gold Nugget Show Cards, 15 [160084]2055 - Small Gold Nugget Show Cards, 15 [160084]
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15 show cards with small gold nuggets. Weight approx .25g each, about 3.75g total gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t*********5 for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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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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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to x********z.. for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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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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John Taylor & Co. Assayer Catalogue, 1899 [158996]2156 - John Taylor & Co. Assayer Catalogue, 1899 [158996]
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John Taylor & Co.'s Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Assayers' Materials. Published in 1899. This catalogue contains illustration...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*****b for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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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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