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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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Dendritic Silver Specimen [159493]2073 - Dendritic Silver Specimen [159493]
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Dendritic Silver Specimen 40mm x 25mm. 9.6 grams. Beautiful branching dendritic formation with fern like, leaf-shaped crystals. Sometimes referred
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to s***o for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Excelsior Quartz Mining Co. Check, Sonora [155328]2182 - Excelsior Quartz Mining Co. Check, Sonora [155328]
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Extra rare! Dateline Sonora, Cal. March 23rd, 1863. Check No. 7, drawn on Donohoe Ralston & Co. bank of San Francisco. Check issued to DM Winfie...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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City of Sonora, California Gold Rush Bond [155363]2183 - City of Sonora, California Gold Rush Bond [155363]
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Very rare to find a Gold Rush era bond for a mining camp other than SF or Sacramento. City of Sonora Bond, $100. No. 39, issued May 4th, 1853, in acco
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, 117 Front St. Location [154008]2196 - California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, 117 Front St. Location [154008]
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Lot of 2. These are the only two Coleman California Line clipper cards in this group for his location at 117 Front Street in New York. According to NY
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
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State of California Relief Check to John A. Sutter [160132]2256 - State of California Relief Check to John A. Sutter [160132]
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Sacramento, CA Nov. 5th, 1867 Engraved check (State Controller's Warrant), for $250, filled out in ink, signed by Controller Geo. Oulton. 5x10&q...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
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Nice Gold Leaf Specimen on Black Quartz [160120]2041 - Nice Gold Leaf Specimen on Black Quartz [160120]
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Nice well defined gold leaf specimen on black quartz. Total weight 7.7g, gold weight 6.1g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City:
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to i********s.. for (450.00 + 90.00BP) = 540.00
 
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Gold Leaf in White Quartz [160082]2053 - Gold Leaf in White Quartz [160082]
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Gold leaf in white quartz. 1.04 troy oz. About 20% weight by gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 360.00 - 500.00
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Nevada City Wells Fargo Gold Rush Steamer Cover [151954]2103 - Nevada City Wells Fargo Gold Rush Steamer Cover [151954]
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This c1850's cover is for a Wells Fargo Express Steamboat. Nevada regular Wells Fargo stamp cancels 3c Pink stamp. Stamped PAID on upper right.
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w**********e for (450.00 + 90.00BP) = 540.00
 
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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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Ship's Timber, Cut by Modern Underwater Chain Saw [156847]1045 - Ship's Timber, Cut by Modern Underwater Chain Saw [156847]
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Ship's timber from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, cut by a modern underwater chain saw. It is 7" x 5.5" x 3" thick. Worm-eat...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to g******n for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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