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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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Message from the President to the 31st Congress, 1849 [159035]2216 - Message from the President to the 31st Congress, 1849 [159035]
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Message from the President of the United State to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-First Congress. Me
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Message from the President to the 31st Congress, 1850 [159032]2219 - Message from the President to the 31st Congress, 1850 [159032]
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Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-First Congress.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Message from the President to Congress (33rd Congress), 1853 [158999]2220 - Message from the President to Congress (33rd Congress), 1853 [158999]
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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-Third Congress.
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Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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The Land of Gold by Helper, 1855 [158998]2235 - The Land of Gold by Helper, 1855 [158998]
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The Land of Gold: Reality Versus Fiction by Hinton R. Helper. Published by Henry Taylor in 1855. In this book, Helper recounts early travels in San Fr
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Sold to j****l for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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Eldorado or Adventures in the Path of Empire, 1855 [159031]2236 - Eldorado or Adventures in the Path of Empire, 1855 [159031]
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Eldorado, or Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California, via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold
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Sold to b*****1 for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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The Land of Gold: A Tale of '49 by Spurr, 1881 [157164]2242 - The Land of Gold: A Tale of '49 by Spurr, 1881 [157164]
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The Land of Gold. A Tale of '49. Illustrative of early pioneer life in California and founded upon fact. Dedicated to California pioneers. By Ge...
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Sold to b*******e for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Books of the Gold Rush by Wheat, 1949 [158983]2246 - Books of the Gold Rush by Wheat, 1949 [158983]
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Books of the California Gold Rush: A Centennial Selection by Carl I. Wheat. Published by the Colt Press in 1949. This is a selected bibliography of th
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Sold to S**L for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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Private Gold Coinage of California by Adams, 1913 [157160]2249 - Private Gold Coinage of California by Adams, 1913 [157160]
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Private Gold Coinage of California, 1849-1855, Its History and Its Issues by Edgar H. Adams. Published in 1913. Original pages, rebound with gold gilt
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Sold to W*****1 for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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SS Central America Auction Catalogs (2) [158978]2269 - SS Central America Auction Catalogs (2) [158978]
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A) Catalog for Sotheby's 1999 auction, "Treasures from the SS Central America: Glories of the California Gold Rush." This catalog is f...
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Sold to C*****r for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Treasure Book Library (13) [156088]2272 - Treasure Book Library (13) [156088]
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Library of thirteen books related to treasure hunting. Titles include the Handbook of Sailing, Treasure Hunting: The Treasure Hunter's Own Book ...
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Sold to d*******f for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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