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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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BF Hastings & Co. Exchange & Unissued Gold Rush Mining Stock [155327]2123 - BF Hastings & Co. Exchange & Unissued Gold Rush Mining Stock [155327]
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Lot of 2. 1) Second of Exchange from BF Hastings & Co., Bankers, Sacramento, Cala, Sept. 3rd, 1855. To Mrs. Nancy Bennett for $84. 4 x 8" F...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to G*********r for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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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 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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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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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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San Francisco Banking Exchanges [155330]2147 - San Francisco Banking Exchanges [155330]
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Lot of 4 different. 1) Second of Exchange. 1860. NMR&L. To Providence Tool Co. for $537.50. Blue paper. Signed by Davidson. 4.25 x 9.75" 2)...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l****i for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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San Francisco Gold Rush Bankers Collection [155370]2148 - San Francisco Gold Rush Bankers Collection [155370]
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Lot of 3 different checks. 1) McNulty Carothers & Co. March 3, 1853. Banking House at No. 118 Montgomery St. Issued to Seymore for $50. Signed b...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to y******e for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Levi Strauss & Co. Billhead, 1890 [157867]2164 - Levi Strauss & Co. Billhead, 1890 [157867]
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1890 Levi Strauss & Co. billhead, with stamped Agency of the Marysville Woolen Mills. Pink 7.5x8.5". Very rare. Date: Country (if not US...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*****t for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Page, Bacon & Co. Exchange & Note, Gold Rush Era [155368]2165 - Page, Bacon & Co. Exchange & Note, Gold Rush Era [155368]
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Lot of 2. 1) Original exchange issued Dec. 26th, 1855. No. 25713, issued for $1,000 to IM Campbell. Signed Page Bacon & Co. Black print, three v...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c*********p for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Message from the President to Congress (31st Session), 1849 [158993]2215 - Message from the President to Congress (31st Session), 1849 [158993]
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Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-First Congress.
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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