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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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Cloth Bag that Contained Coins, Nuggets or Ingots [159462]1254 - Cloth Bag that Contained Coins, Nuggets or Ingots [159462]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A cloth bag recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. The bag has a bold, black print identification on the face. (illegible - Spring Valley?
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to W****l for (1,050.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,260.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Card: Edward Mott Robinson [154003]2203 - California Clipper Ship Card: Edward Mott Robinson [154003]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is the only card for Edward Mott Robinson in the collection we received for this sale. Robinson's California Line for San Francisco. The A1...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R******r for (1,050.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,260.00
 
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Geology and Industrial Resources of California by Tyson, 1851 [159034]2229 - Geology and Industrial Resources of California by Tyson, 1851 [159034]
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Geology and Industrial Resources of California by Philip T. Tyson. Published by Wm. Minifie & Co., 1851. Second edition. Expanded version of thi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to l********r.. for (1,050.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,260.00
 
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Miner's Guide and Metallurgist's Directory, 1849 [159040]2267 - Miner's Guide and Metallurgist's Directory, 1849 [159040]
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The Miner's Guide, and Metallurgist's Directory by J.W. Orton. Published by A.S. Barnes & Co., 1849. First edition. Rare. Title page wit...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,050.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,260.00
 
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Oriental Human Figurine, S.S. Central America [156853]1041 - Oriental Human Figurine, S.S. Central America [156853]
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Oriental human figurine recovered in 2014 from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Oxidized ivory, classic ivory texture visible on the base, 4"...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to L********a for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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Beer Bottle from the S.S. Central America [159063]1053 - Beer Bottle from the S.S. Central America [159063]
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Brown beer bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 8 inches tall, 3-inch diameter, 4 inches from base to the bottom of the shoulder.
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to E********s for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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Gold Ring - Engraved: GWS, S.S. Central America Treasure [152377]1099 - Gold Ring - Engraved: GWS, S.S. Central America Treasure [152377]
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Gold ring recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #23, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 2.5, with vertically int
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to m********6 for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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Gold-toned chain, ~44cm, S.S. Central America Treasure [149457]1137 - Gold-toned chain, ~44cm, S.S. Central America Treasure [149457]
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Small gold-toned cable chain, approx 44cm in length recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. There is no clasp or hook on either end
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to m********6 for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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Small Gold Nuggets [160094]2017 - Small Gold Nuggets [160094]
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Australian small gold nuggets, 18.83 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to s*********0 for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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Crystalline Gold on Quartz, 4 [160123]2043 - Crystalline Gold on Quartz, 4 [160123]
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4 Australian gold on quartz. 21.24 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to d*******f for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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