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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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, Classic Roman Figures [154014]2200 - California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, Classic Roman Figures [154014]
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Lot of 4 different cards for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line at their 161 Pearl St. location. According to NY Trow Directories, t...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to R******r for (1,500.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,800.00
 
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Commentaries on the Mining Ordinances of Spain, 1830 (Adolph Sutro's Copy) [158981]2250 - Commentaries on the Mining Ordinances of Spain, 1830 (Adolph Sutro's Copy) [158981]
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Commentaries on the Mining Ordinances of Spain: Dedicated to His Catholic Majesty, Charles III, by Don Francisco Xavier de Gamboa. Translated from the
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Rocky-Bar Mining Stock [160131]2255 - Rocky-Bar Mining Stock [160131]
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Certificate No. 1278 for 2 shares made out to Thomas Houston dated Nov. 21, 1854. The mine is located on the middle fork of the American River, about
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Crystalline Gold Collection, 10+ [160121]2042 - Crystalline Gold Collection, 10+ [160121]
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10+ crystalline Australian gold nuggets. Gold weight 47.15 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 2,600.00 - 3,800.00
Sold to i********s.. for (2,400.00 + 480.00BP) = 2,880.00
 
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Gold in Quartz [160074]2002 - Gold in Quartz [160074]
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Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 48.4g, gold by weight 38.3g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 1,100.00 | Estimate : 2,200.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Gold in Quartz [160076]2004 - Gold in Quartz [160076]
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Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 59.0g, gold by weight 36.7g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 1,100.00 | Estimate : 2,200.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Mostly Gold Nuggets [160090]2014 - Mostly Gold Nuggets [160090]
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Mostly gold nuggets from Australian. Gold on ironstone 13.6 grams. Nuggets 30.01 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Pro
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Estimate : 2,200.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to U**6 for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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Gold on Quartz [160099]2022 - Gold on Quartz [160099]
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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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Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160103]2026 - Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160103]
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Australian crystalline gold on quartz. 43.42 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (2,200.00 + 440.00BP) = 2,640.00
 
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Mariposa Gold Quartz Nugget [160067]2068 - Mariposa Gold Quartz Nugget [160067]
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Gold quartz nugget with red iron stain typical of the area. 80% by weight gold. 3.24 troy oz. total. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Californ
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to w**********e for (2,700.00 + 540.00BP) = 3,240.00
 
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Gold in Quartz [160072]2000 - Gold in Quartz [160072]
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Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 48.3g, gold weight about 39.3g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Gold in Quartz [160075]2003 - Gold in Quartz [160075]
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Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 85.77g, gold by weight 35.9g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Gold in Quartz [160077]2005 - Gold in Quartz [160077]
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Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 34.7g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to S*********r for (1,800.00 + 360.00BP) = 2,160.00
 
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Gold in Quartz [160078]2006 - Gold in Quartz [160078]
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Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 27.56g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to F********e.. for (1,600.00 + 320.00BP) = 1,920.00
 
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Gold Nugget on Quartz [160104]2027 - Gold Nugget on Quartz [160104]
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Australian gold nugget on quartz. 34.1 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to S*********r for (1,800.00 + 360.00BP) = 2,160.00
 
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Nevada Ore Specimen Collection [158907]2072 - Nevada Ore Specimen Collection [158907]
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Nevada Ore Specimen Collection, Most with Old Labels An old ore specimen collection from a house in Jack’s Valley, Nevada. Most with orig
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to B*****n for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, "Fairy-tale Theme" [154012]2198 - California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, "Fairy-tale Theme" [154012]
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Lot of 3 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line at their 161 Pearl St. location. All have a fairy-tale or play theme. All ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to R******r for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Broadside and Coleman Card w/ Eagle Theme [154015]2205 - California Clipper Ship Broadside and Coleman Card w/ Eagle Theme [154015]
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Lot of 2. 1) Extremely rare advertising broadside for George D. Sutton's Clipper Line. "First Clipper to Sail For San Francisco!" Ship...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to R******r for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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California Indian Wars Bond Signed by Gov. John Bigler and James W. Denver [155412]2206 - California Indian Wars Bond Signed by Gov. John Bigler and James W. Denver [155412]
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Spectacular California Gold Rush-era document. $500 Bond of the State of California for War Indebtedness incurred in "Expeditions against the I...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Experiences of a Forty-Niner by Johnston, 1892 [158971]2243 - Experiences of a Forty-Niner by Johnston, 1892 [158971]
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Experiences of a Forty-Niner, by Wm. G. Johnson, a Member of the Wagon Train First to Enter California in the Memorable Year 1849. Published in Pittsb
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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