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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)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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Men's Fancy Silk Scarf or Ascot, Easton Trunk [158815]1228 - Men's Fancy Silk Scarf or Ascot, Easton Trunk [158815]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large, 29 x 29" scarf or ascot, thought to be men's according to the Ohio State University conservators. Dark border (3/4" wide), poss...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to t****r for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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Crystalline and Gold Wire Attached on Quartz [160071]2052 - Crystalline and Gold Wire Attached on Quartz [160071]
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Crystalline and gold wire attached to quartz. Total weight 95.63g, gold weight about 13.4g. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenan
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Express Receipt for Treasure: Sonora Gold Dust Sent to SF Mint [160130]2180 - Wells Fargo & Co. Express Receipt for Treasure: Sonora Gold Dust Sent to SF Mint [160130]
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Datelined Sonora April 9th, 1854 Three bags of gold dust valued at $5400 (300 oz.) for assay at the U.S. Mint which just opened. Very early! Earliest
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to C*****r for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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California Indian Wars Bond, Signed by Gov. J. Neely Johnson, Issued to Wells Fargo [155411]2207 - California Indian Wars Bond, Signed by Gov. J. Neely Johnson, Issued to Wells Fargo [155411]
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"Bond of the State of California for War Indebtedness in Conformity with An Act Authorizing the Treasurer of State to Issue Bonds for the payme...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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Dawson City, Yukon Territory Letters Home 1898 [158464]2261 - Dawson City, Yukon Territory Letters Home 1898 [158464]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of letters from Chauncey Clark looking for gold in the Yukon Territory to his mother, brother, and sister in Rochester, New York.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to G*********s for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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Colton's Traveler and Tourist's Route Book through the US and Canada, 1856 [157166]2264 - Colton's Traveler and Tourist's Route Book through the US and Canada, 1856 [157166]
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Colton's Traveler and Tourist's Route Book through the United States and the Canadas: Containing the Routes and Distances on the Great Lines...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to W*****1 for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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Pale Green Perfume Bottle, S.S. Central America [159073]1067 - Pale Green Perfume Bottle, S.S. Central America [159073]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pale green, likely hand-blown, thin-walled, cylindrical flask with a flared top recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 8-3/4 inches
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Estimate : 350.00 and UP
Sold to R********3 for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Dominos, Drilled (2) - Gaming on the S.S. Central America [158840]1081 - Dominos, Drilled (2) - Gaming on the S.S. Central America [158840]
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A number of dominoes were recovered from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. Upon initial inspection, we thought they were
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to 5****s for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Gold Decoration, Strawberry?, S.S. Central America Treasure [152364]1134 - Gold Decoration, Strawberry?, S.S. Central America Treasure [152364]
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A gold decorative item resembling a strawberry (?) recovered by a sediment trap of a dredge used at the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. It wei
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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California Gold Nugget 9.8 Grams in Presentation Frame w/COA [159489]2063 - California Gold Nugget 9.8 Grams in Presentation Frame w/COA [159489]
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California Gold Rush genuine gold nugget. 9.8 grams. Certified natural and authentic by American Appraisal Institute. Signed appraisal certificate aff
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to o********v.. for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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