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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Small Gold Nuggets [160094]2017 - Small Gold Nuggets [160094]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian small gold nuggets, 18.83 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to s*********0 for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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Gold on Black Quartz [160095]2018 - Gold on Black Quartz [160095]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian gold on black quartz. Total weight 22.0 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to i********s.. for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
 
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Crystalline Gold Nugget [160096]2019 - Crystalline Gold Nugget [160096]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian crystalline gold nugget. 13.3 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R**2 for (850.00 + 170.00BP) = 1,020.00
 
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Gold on Quartz [160097]2020 - Gold on Quartz [160097]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian gold on quartz. 85.33 grams total weight, 15.7 grams gold. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to i********s.. for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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Gold Nugget [160098]2021 - Gold Nugget [160098]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian gold nugget 16.8 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to R**2 for (1,100.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,320.00
 
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Gold on Quartz [160099]2022 - Gold on Quartz [160099]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian gold on quartz, heavy for the size. 43.21 total grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Gold on Quartz [160100]2023 - Gold on Quartz [160100]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian gold on quartz. 46.0 grams total weight, 23.0 grams gold. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b********a.. for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Gold on Quartz [160101]2024 - Gold on Quartz [160101]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian gold on quartz. Total weight 14.87 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gold on Quartz, A Heavy One [160102]2025 - Gold on Quartz, A Heavy One [160102]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian gold on quartz. This is a heavy example for the size, around 50% weight by gold. Total weight 138.9 grams, gold about 89.5 grams. Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160103]2026 - Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160103]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Australian crystalline gold on quartz. 43.42 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (2,200.00 + 440.00BP) = 2,640.00
 
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