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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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Gold in Quartz [160073]2001 - Gold in Quartz [160073]
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Australian gold in quartz. Total weight 52.16g. High gold content by weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160110]2033 - Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160110]
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Australian crystalline gold on quartz. Total weight 54.0 grams, gold 46.2 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to r**4 for (1,900.00 + 380.00BP) = 2,280.00
 
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California Gold Nugget 25.3 Grams in Presentation Frame [159487]2061 - California Gold Nugget 25.3 Grams in Presentation Frame [159487]
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California Gold Rush genuine gold nugget. 25.3 grams. Frame measures approximately 13" x 16". Double matted, 3D presentation features go...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to s*********0 for (1,400.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,680.00
 
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California 16 to 1 Mine Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160122]2069 - California 16 to 1 Mine Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160122]
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Nice crystalline gold on quartz from the 16 to 1 Mine in Sierra County. 10.7 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California C
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Rocky Bar Mining Co. Articles of Association, Resolutions, Etc., 1850 [159044]2077 - Rocky Bar Mining Co. Articles of Association, Resolutions, Etc., 1850 [159044]
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Rocky-Bar Mining Company, California, Circular, Articles of Association, Resolutions, etc. by James Delavan (secretary) and Philo Mickles (president),
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (3,200.00 + 640.00BP) = 3,840.00
 
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CJ Arvidsson's Assay Office Memorandum, Placerville [158071]2113 - CJ Arvidsson's Assay Office Memorandum, Placerville [158071]
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Very rare; this is the only one we know of. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at CJ Arvidsson's Assay Office. Dateline Placerville, February ...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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San Francisco City Directory by Harris, Bogardus, and Labatt, 1856 [158972]2132 - San Francisco City Directory by Harris, Bogardus, and Labatt, 1856 [158972]
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San Francisco City Directory for the Year Commencing October 1856. Containing a general directory of citizens, a street directory, and an appendix of
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to n**********s for (2,700.00 + 540.00BP) = 3,240.00
 
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Assayer John Hewston/ Wells Fargo Correspondence, 1857, Re: Gold Rush Gold Assay Sample [160133]2181 - Assayer John Hewston/ Wells Fargo Correspondence, 1857, Re: Gold Rush Gold Assay Sample [160133]
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In 3 pieces. Correspondence on letterhead of John Hewston, Analytical chemist and Metallurgist. Rare trio of documents for John Hewston, who worked in
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, 161 Pearl Group [154011]2197 - California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, 161 Pearl Group [154011]
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Lot of 4 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line at their 161 Pearl St. location. According to NY Trow directories, the com...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to R******r for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, Ships Named After People [154013]2199 - California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, Ships Named After People [154013]
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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 (1,150.00 + 230.00BP) = 1,380.00
 
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