SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part I (December 2022)

Small gold spoon, handle is 10k gold, bowl is gold plated. 4-1/8" long .75" wide bowl, .5" wide at top of handle. Engraved with &quo...

First Cabin passenger receipt for F. Jones and Servant from San Francisco to New York recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. This is one o

Key recovered with a bundle of other keys from the purser's safe found in the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. This key has /...

Australian crystalline gold on quartz. Total weight 54.0 grams, gold 46.2 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance

Brooch made of gold leaf with white quartz inclusions, 18 x 14 mm, 5.22 grams (0.17 ozt). C ring and hinge on reverse. Displayed horizontally. Recover

Stickpin made of a single large gold nugget, 20 x 12 mm, 5.98 grams (0.192 ozt). A hinged stickpin was originally attached to a gold hinge onto the ba

Gold-in-quartz gold stud recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. These used in place of buttons on men's shirts as a fancy token from...

Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 34.7g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Australian gold nugget on quartz. 34.1 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

This small gold ring recovered in 2014 from the portside debris field, Coin Pile #5, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It features two, overlappe

Gold ring recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #2, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 3, with two overlapping h

Australian gold on quartz nugget. 32.0 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

10 Australian crystalline gold specimens mostly nuggets. Total weight 33.95 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenan

Tall, dark green bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 11.5 inches tall, 3.25 inches in diameter, 6 inches from base to bottom of

Original small booklet of Wells Fargo checks, 12" x 2 5/8" recovered from the Dement trunk found a the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Thi...

Gold ring recovered in 2014 from an unspecified Coin Pile in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 7, with two

Gold ring recovered in 2014 from an unspecified Coin Pile in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 4.25, with a

This tiny gold ring recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #2. It features two, overlapp

This small gold ring recovered in 2014 from the portside debris field, Coin Pile #5, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It features two, overlappe

Stickpin made of a single gold nugget, 19 x 13 mm, 5.14 grams (0.17 ozt). Pin is firmly attached, and the overall length is 48 mm. Pin shaft has spira

Gold stickpin made of a single, natural gold nugget soldered onto a 1.5-inch gold needle. The needle is twisted to have a texture making it more likel

A representative sampling of nine unconserved coins gathered from the seafloor around the shipwreck of the S.S. Central America. These would have been

Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 27.56g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 23.1g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

3 Australian gold in dark matrix. 34.29 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Group of Australian gold nuggets. Gold weight 33.36 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

One of two of Fremont's Gold Rush Attorneys, Rufus Lockwood, Passenger Receipt. First Cabin, ticket #2. San Francisco to New York, August 20, 18...

Child's or chocolate cup recovered in 1990 from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Small ceramic cup, white with blue stripe around top & b...

Heavy, possibly leaded, cut-glass decanter recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 10 inches tall and 4.25 inches in diameter at the

A piece of iron-oxide rust which has agglomerated with gold dust. Recovered from the debris field sediments of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. App

Gold ring recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #10, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 6.5, with the word GIFT

Stickpin made of crystalline Gold. 12 x 12 mm, 1.38 grams (0.04 ozt). Pin is firmly attached, and the overall length is 39 mm. Pin shaft has spiral se

Crystalline gold in nice bright white quartz, 2.49 troy oz., about 30% weight by gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

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...

Heavy, possibly leaded, cut-glass decanter recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 9 inches tall and 4.25 inches in diameter at the b

Stickpin brooch made with a single gold nugget, 3.49 grams (0.112 ozt). Imitates the shape of a wolf or dog's head. Recovered in 2014 from the p...

A unique pair of a physical tickets recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck for Second Cabin from Havana to Aspinwall and a passenger receip

Brown glass bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 9.5 inches tall, 2.5 inches at the base, deep punt into the bottom, 5.5 inches t

Gold ring recovered in 2014 from an unspecified Coin Pile in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 5.25, with a

California Gold Rush genuine gold nugget. 25.3 grams. Frame measures approximately 13" x 16". Double matted, 3D presentation features go...

Lot of 5 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line. Two different locations are represented: 88 Wall Street and 161 Pearl Str...

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...

A System of Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on Crystallography: with an Appendix, Containing the Application of Mathematics to Crystallogra

Brass luggage tag recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, approx 2 x 1-5/8 inches, embossed // N.Y. TO SAN Fo / 1371 / VIA PANAMA //. The n

Heavy, possibly leaded, cut-glass decanter recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 9 inches tall and 4.25 inches in diameter at the b

Made of a single gold nugget, 20 x 13 mm, 4.1 grams (0.13 ozt). Complete and working pin clasp on the back. Recovered in 2014 from an unspecified Coin

Brass luggage tag recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, approx 2 x 1-5/8 inches, embossed // N.Y. TO SAN Fo / 5725 / VIA PANAMA //. Date

One gold earring in two pieces with a small wire loop, 3.7 grams (0.119 ozt). Recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014 from an unspec

Brass luggage tag recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is #3686, // San Fo to N.Y. via Panama //, heart shaped, 1.75 x 1.75 inches. C

Australian gold nugget on quartz. 24.5 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance: