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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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First Cabin Large Brass Numeral, Room 8 or 18 [158830]1035 - First Cabin Large Brass Numeral, Room 8 or 18 [158830]
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First Cabin large brass numeral, 8 or 18, recovered in 2014 from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 6" tall, 4.25" x 1/8" thick. Gre...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to d*******f for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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Crystalline Gold on Quartz and Boot Shaped Gold Nugget [160088]2012 - Crystalline Gold on Quartz and Boot Shaped Gold Nugget [160088]
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Australian crystalline gold on quartz 11.76g total weight. Boot shaped gold nugget 2.8g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Pr
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to d*******f for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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Nevada Ore Specimen Collection [158907]2072 - Nevada Ore Specimen Collection [158907]
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Nevada Ore Specimen Collection, Most with Old Labels An old ore specimen collection from a house in Jack’s Valley, Nevada. Most with orig
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to B*****n for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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San Francisco Vigilance Committee of '56 by Smith, 1883 [158991]2150 - San Francisco Vigilance Committee of '56 by Smith, 1883 [158991]
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San Francisco Vigilance Committee of '56 with Some Interesting Sketches of Events Succeeding 1846. Edited by Frank Meriweather Smith. Published ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j******n for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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A Tour of Duty in California by Revere, 1849 [159045]2224 - A Tour of Duty in California by Revere, 1849 [159045]
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A Tour of Duty in California; Including a Description of the Gold Region: and an Account of the Voyage Around Cape Horn; with Notices of Lower Califor
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*******f for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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Whitney's Metallic Wealth of the United States, 1854 [158984]2268 - Whitney's Metallic Wealth of the United States, 1854 [158984]
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The Metallic Wealth of the United States, Described and Compared with That of Other Countries, by J.D. Whitney. Published by Lippincott, Grambo &...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to W*****1 for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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Passenger Receipt, Second Cabin, Major Jacob B. Clark [158885]1000 - Passenger Receipt, Second Cabin, Major Jacob B. Clark [158885]
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Second Cabin passenger receipt recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck and issued for Jacob B. Clark, reportedly a veteran of the Mexican Wa
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to R********3 for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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Passenger Receipt, Second Cabin, William A. Adams & Dog [158884]1001 - Passenger Receipt, Second Cabin, William A. Adams & Dog [158884]
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Second Cabin passenger receipt recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck for William A. Adams, 27, of Maryland, and his dog. There is no recor
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to 8*****W for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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Stoneware Jar from the S.S. Central America [159090]1070 - Stoneware Jar from the S.S. Central America [159090]
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Stoneware jar, without lid, recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 7.75 inches tall, 5-5/8 inches in diameter at the base, and 5-3/4
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Estimate : 300.00 and UP
Sold to t****r for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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Tall Perfume Bottle, S.S. Central America [159071]1072 - Tall Perfume Bottle, S.S. Central America [159071]
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Slender glass perfume bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 8.5 inches tall, and the base is 1-7/8 x 1 inches. Missing its s
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to B********W.. for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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