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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Silver-Plated Single Ornate Spur with Strap, No Rowell [158834]1086 - Silver-Plated Single Ornate Spur with Strap, No Rowell [158834]
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Silver-plated, single ornate spur with strap, no rowell, recovered from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 5" long, ...
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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California Indian Wars Bond Signed by Gov. John Bigler and James W. Denver [155412]2206 - California Indian Wars Bond Signed by Gov. John Bigler and James W. Denver [155412]
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Spectacular California Gold Rush-era document. $500 Bond of the State of California for War Indebtedness incurred in "Expeditions against the I...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Passenger Receipt, First Cabin, John V. Dobbin [158883]1009 - Passenger Receipt, First Cabin, John V. Dobbin [158883]
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Passenger receipt recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck for John V. Dobbin, brother of James C. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy, 1853-1857.
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to N*****l for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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Brass Handle with Wood Knob, S.S. Central America [156842]1025 - Brass Handle with Wood Knob, S.S. Central America [156842]
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Brass handle with wooden knob recovered in 1991 from the stern debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck where dining salon goods were found.
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to o********x.. for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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Gold in Quartz [160085]2009 - Gold in Quartz [160085]
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Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 25.6g, gold by weight 15.3g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to R***G for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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Crystalline Gold Nuggets, 4 [160089]2013 - Crystalline Gold Nuggets, 4 [160089]
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4 Australian gold nuggets, 10.86 grams of gold. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to d*******f for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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Gold on Quartz [160097]2020 - Gold on Quartz [160097]
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Australian gold on quartz. 85.33 grams total weight, 15.7 grams gold. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to i********s.. for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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Crystalline and Gold Leaf in Quartz [160070]2051 - Crystalline and Gold Leaf in Quartz [160070]
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Crystalline and leaf gold in quartz. .42 troy oz. About 50% weight by gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to R**2 for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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49er Letter About Voyage to the Gold Rush [151900]2167 - 49er Letter About Voyage to the Gold Rush [151900]
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San Francisco straight line postmark with magenta manuscript date. Matching 40 rate. Written in two parts. First is North Bend March 3 at Sea and seco
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 6*********2 for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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Cutlery Group, S.S. Central America Treasure [150880]1033 - Cutlery Group, S.S. Central America Treasure [150880]
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A partial knife, fork, and spoon recovered from one of the S.S. Central America shipwreck debris piles. Lot also includes a billhead for a cutlery sto
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 and UP
Sold to S******3 for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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