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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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Gold Rush Illustrated Lettersheet: Banking House of Page, Bacon & Co. [155333]2120 - Gold Rush Illustrated Lettersheet: Banking House of Page, Bacon & Co. [155333]
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Extremely rare. Baird p. 24, N7. Baird calls this ad advertising piece, which FH does not agree with. Blue paper, black print. Banking House of Page,
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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LeCount & Strong's San Francisco Directory for 1854 [158973]2131 - LeCount & Strong's San Francisco Directory for 1854 [158973]
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LeCount & Strong's San Francisco City Directory for the Year 1854: Embracing a General Directory of the Citizens, and a Street Directory; wi...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (2,800.00 + 560.00BP) = 3,360.00
 
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Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office Memorandum [158073]2154 - Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office Memorandum [158073]
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Very rare; possibly unique. Ex. John J. Ford Jr. Collection. Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office. Dateli...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Peterson & Trinius' Assay Office Memorandum [158075]2158 - Peterson & Trinius' Assay Office Memorandum [158075]
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Extremely rare. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at Peterson & Trinius' Assay Office, No. 124 Sacramento Street. Dateline San Francisco,...
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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman & Co. Group [154009]2193 - California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman & Co. Group [154009]
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Lot of 5 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line. Two different locations are represented: 88 Wall Street and 161 Pearl Str...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (1,400.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,680.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Cards: Cornelius Comstock & Co. [154004]2201 - California Clipper Ship Cards: Cornelius Comstock & Co. [154004]
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Lot of 5 different. Cornelius Comstock, like others in this clipper ship group, associated early on with William T. Coleman. In the 1860 San Francisco
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to R******r for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Cards: Sutton & Co. / George D. Sutton [154006]2204 - California Clipper Ship Cards: Sutton & Co. / George D. Sutton [154006]
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Lot of 5 different. NY directories do not list who made up Sutton & Co., but as they often shared the same address as George D. Sutton, we can a...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to R******r for (1,400.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,680.00
 
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Original Pony Express War Department Loan Note, "Indian Bond Scandal" [155397]2209 - Original Pony Express War Department Loan Note, "Indian Bond Scandal" [155397]
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Extremely rare and very historically important. No. 7. Dateline Washington City, May 9, 1860 (just a month after the first Pony Express trip). $10,000
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Gold Mines of California by Foster, 1848 [159041]2222 - Gold Mines of California by Foster, 1848 [159041]
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The Gold Regions of California: Being a Succinct Description of the Geography, History, Topography, and General Features of California: Including a Ca
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (3,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 3,600.00
 
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Franklin California Trading and Mining Co. Stock Certificate--1849 [160128]2253 - Franklin California Trading and Mining Co. Stock Certificate--1849 [160128]
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Certificate No. 34 for one share of association formed on June 26, 1849, made out to George Harrington. One share equaled 1/100th of the beneficial in
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to i***y for (3,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 3,600.00
 
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