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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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Culver's Sacramento City Directory for 1851 (2000 reprint) [157167]2127 - Culver's Sacramento City Directory for 1851 (2000 reprint) [157167]
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J. Horace Culver's Sacramento City Directory for the Year 1851, with a History of Sacramento to 1851, Biographical Sketches, and Informative App...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*****8 for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Campbell and Hoog's San Francisco Directory, 1850 [159042]2128 - Campbell and Hoog's San Francisco Directory, 1850 [159042]
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Campbell and Hoog's San Francisco Directory for February 1850. This is the first issue of the first San Francisco directory - one of only three ...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (24,000.00 + 4,800.00BP) = 28,800.00
 
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Kimball's San Francisco Directory, 1850 (1890 reprint) [157165]2129 - Kimball's San Francisco Directory, 1850 (1890 reprint) [157165]
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The San Francisco City Directory by Charles P. Kimball. Originally published in San Francisco by Journal of Commerce Press, 1850. This is an 1890 repr
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to k********a.. for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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The San Francisco Directory for 1852-53 by Parker [158974]2130 - The San Francisco Directory for 1852-53 by Parker [158974]
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The San Francisco Directory for the Year 1852-53. Embracing a General Directory of Citizens; a Street Directory; a New and Complete Map of the City; a
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (8,000.00 + 1,600.00BP) = 9,600.00
 
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LeCount & Strong's San Francisco Directory for 1854 [158973]2131 - LeCount & Strong's San Francisco Directory for 1854 [158973]
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LeCount & Strong's San Francisco City Directory for the Year 1854: Embracing a General Directory of the Citizens, and a Street Directory; wi...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (2,800.00 + 560.00BP) = 3,360.00
 
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San Francisco City Directory by Harris, Bogardus, and Labatt, 1856 [158972]2132 - San Francisco City Directory by Harris, Bogardus, and Labatt, 1856 [158972]
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San Francisco City Directory for the Year Commencing October 1856. Containing a general directory of citizens, a street directory, and an appendix of
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (2,700.00 + 540.00BP) = 3,240.00
 
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San Francisco Land Association Stock Certificate [155376]2133 - San Francisco Land Association Stock Certificate [155376]
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Very rare. No. 618, issued for one share to Lewis Cooper on March 21st, 1856 in Philadelphia. Signed by president FN Buck and secretary William Lippin
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j******n for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Central Wharf Joint Stock Company Stock Certificate [155405]2134 - Central Wharf Joint Stock Company Stock Certificate [155405]
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Rare San Francisco Wharf stock tied to the Gold Rush. Certificate No. 457, issued for 46 shares to Alfred Poett on May 1st, 1865 in San Francisco. Sig
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Rare Central Pacific Railroad in California Documents [155398]2135 - Rare Central Pacific Railroad in California Documents [155398]
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Lot of 2. 1) 1876 pamphlet about a legal case between Anthony Egl et als. vs. The Central Pacific Railroad Company. In reference to bonds issued by th
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to x********z.. for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Adams & Co. Express & Banking House Receipts, San Francisco Gold Rush [154019]2136 - Adams & Co. Express & Banking House Receipts, San Francisco Gold Rush [154019]
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Lot of 3 different, Gold Rush era. Adams & Co. dates back to the early 1840s. The Admas Express Company was founded in 1854/1855. Adams & C...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*****u for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Adams & Co. Express Gold Rush Check for $10,000 to Stockton [155395]2137 - Adams & Co. Express Gold Rush Check for $10,000 to Stockton [155395]
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Adams & Co. California Express pictorial check no. 37. Dateline San Francisco, August 9th, 1854. Issued for $10,000 as "Remittance to Stock...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****r for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Adams & Co. Express Office Exchanges Signed by Freeman & Co. [155406]2138 - Adams & Co. Express Office Exchanges Signed by Freeman & Co. [155406]
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Lot of two different. A First and Second of Exchange, Adams & Co. Express Office, San Francisco. Each is numbered and filled out to Hunter &...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********z.. for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Bank of California & DO Mills Banking Group incl. Mills Autograph [155403]2139 - Bank of California & DO Mills Banking Group incl. Mills Autograph [155403]
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Lot of 4. 1) Bank of California Second of Exchange. San Francisco, January 18th, 1867. Issued for 200 Prussian Thalers to Rosalie Pazena. Signed by DO
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********r for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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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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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Burgoyne & Co. Second of Exchange, Gold Rush Era [155343]2141 - Burgoyne & Co. Second of Exchange, Gold Rush Era [155343]
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Rare. Banking House of Burgoyne & Co. Dateline San Francisco, Feb. 11th, 1852. Second of Exchange. No. 10099, issued to Elizabeth Winston for tw...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c*********p for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Drexel, Sather & Church Banking House Promissory Note, Henry Meiggs [155392]2142 - Drexel, Sather & Church Banking House Promissory Note, Henry Meiggs [155392]
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Dateline San Francisco, Sept. 30th, 1854. Promise to pay Drexel, Sather & Church $4,000. Signed by H. Meiggs. Two vignettes: bank building (bott...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******n for (450.00 + 90.00BP) = 540.00
 
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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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Fretz & Ralston Check Signed by AP Crittenden [155402]2144 - Fretz & Ralston Check Signed by AP Crittenden [155402]
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Fretz & Ralston, Bankers, check, San Francisco, Sept. 7, 1858. Issued to J.A McDougal for $400, with note to "charge to a/c of RS Fretz-set...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l****i for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Fretz & Ralston Check and Cover, SF and Columbia [155389]2145 - Fretz & Ralston Check and Cover, SF and Columbia [155389]
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Lot of 2. Fretz & Ralston were Ralph S. Fretz and William Chapman Ralston. In 1849, CK Garrison and Ralph Stover Fretz established a transportat...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to j*****0 for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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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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