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

Sacramento, CA Nov. 5th, 1867 Engraved check (State Controller's Warrant), for $250, filled out in ink, signed by Controller Geo. Oulton. 5x10&q...

Colton's Traveler and Tourist's Route Book through the United States and the Canadas: Containing the Routes and Distances on the Great Lines...

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

A History of the Precious Metals, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time; with Directions for Testing Their Purity, and Statements of Their Com

The Metallic Wealth of the United States, Described and Compared with That of Other Countries, by J.D. Whitney. Published by Lippincott, Grambo &...

105 vials with gold foil, less than 2 grams of gold in each. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Letter dated September 25, 1850, Nevada City. Nevada crossed out and Sacramento written in. Most likely letter was taken to Sacramento City as that wa

Very rare location. Second of Exchange. Dateline Ophir, Cal., May 27th, 1854. No. 9416, issued to Palmer & Baldwin for $100. Signed Wells Fargo ...

Gold Rush mining related breast or lapel pin with two authentic gold nuggets and small diamond. Gold plated. Shovel, pick, rope and sinking bucket. 2

Crystalline and leaf gold in quartz. .42 troy oz. About 50% weight by gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of 2. Rare and important El Dorado County Gold Rush location. It was the site of the gold discovery at Sutter's Mill in January 1848 by Jame...

Very early and important illustration from United States House Executive Document No. 1, 30th Congress, Second Session, Richard Mason, 1848. Page is c

This is a fantastic Gold Rush era stock issued to an important historical figure. Certificate No. 1412, issued to James W. Denver on August 3rd, 1857

Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 95. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No

Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 99. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No

Lot of 2. Both pieces related to Nevada City assayer James J. Ott. Ott was the assayer who discovered in 1859 that the ore being mined on the Comstock

Lot of 4. All issued during the Gold Rush. Page & Bacon were a St. Louis firm that established a presence in California during the Gold Rush. Wh...

Lot of 2. 1) Certificate of Special Deposit, Bank of California, San Francisco Sep. 28, 1874. A. Austin has deposited $50,000 in US Gold Coin (over a

Lot of 2. As listed on the left side of this exchange, this banking firm was composed of numerous power players in California and New York, including:

Palmer Cook & Co. check (handwritten above Wells, Fargo & Co.). Dateline San Francisco, May 15, 1854. Issued to James King of William for $2...

"List of Lots Sold in the City of San Francisco and Purchased by Members of the Town Council." Report from Horace Hawes, Prefect of San Fr...

Funded Debt of Yuba County. No. 24, issued to Peter Decker on July 1st, 1852 for $334. Signed by Judge Henry P. Hann and county auditor Charles Lindle

Six Months in the Gold Mines: From a Journal of Three Years' Residence in Upper and Lower California. 1847-8-9. By E. Gould Buffum, Lieutenant F...

Letter signed by Phillip IV, King of Spain(1621-65) during the reign coinciding with Nuestra Senora de Atocha (Spanish: Our Lady of Atocha) a Spanish

4 Australian gold nuggets, 10.86 grams of gold. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

This is a very long three page legal sized letter written by A. Eastman. It was written at Reding Springs. Redding is 150 miles north of Sacrame

Lot of 3 different stocks (plus some photocopied research materials). 1) Flag of Our Union & Twin Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company....

Lot of 3 different. James W. Denver was an American politician and lawyer. He served in the California State Government (as Secretary of State from 18

Nice well defined gold leaf specimen on black quartz. Total weight 7.7g, gold weight 6.1g. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City:

Australian crystalline gold nugget, 8.71 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Dendritic Silver Specimen 40mm x 25mm. 9.6 grams. Beautiful branching dendritic formation with fern like, leaf-shaped crystals. Sometimes referred

Gold Rush-era Amador County! No. 63, issued for one share to WP Jones on April 2nd, 1855 in Herbertville. Signed by president BG John and secretary Sa

Lot of 2 different. Columbia, located in Tuolumne County, was founded during the Gold Rush in 1850. By 1852, there were 8 hotels, 4 banks, 17 general

Extra rare location. Dateline Drytown, April 14th, 1856. Receipt No. 52 for a package delivered by John Dillon to be delivered to Mrs. Ann Dillion in

Inc. in California. Location printed on the top of the certificate: Meadow Lake District, California. No. 154, issued for 160 shares to Charles W. You

Lot of 2 different. 1) Nevada County Canal Company. Incredibly rare; we had not seen one till this example popped up in the Prag Collection. Inc. Sept

From Mr. Parrott to home in Massachusetts. Stamped Sacramento City, Cal, Jan 31. Date written on letterhead. Two handstamps PAID and 40 (rate to send

Lot of 3 different. 1) 1854 City Comptroller's Office draft to HW Seale for $250 for grading and planking Beale Street. Signed by mayor CK Garri...

"Emma Frances Lode, Silver Mountain District, Mono County, California" (printed at left). Inc. December 1862. No. 226, issued for 5 shares...

Lot of 2. 1) $500. No. 223, issued to M Bennagin & Co. on July 1st, 1857 in Marysville. Signed by the Chairman Board of Supervisors and County A...

Life on the Plains and Among the Diggings; Being Scenes and Adventures of an Overland Journey to California: with Particular Incidents of the Route, M

The Life and Adventures of James W. Marshall, the Discoverer of Gold in California by George Frederic Parsons. Published in Sacramento by James W. Mar

New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coin, Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion; with Mint Values. Third edition rearranged with numerous additions. By Jacob R.

Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon by Herndon, 1854. In 1857, Captain William Lewis Herndon sacrificed his life trying to save 600 passengers and

Gold leaf in white quartz. 1.04 troy oz. About 20% weight by gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

15 show cards with small gold nuggets. Weight approx .25g each, about 3.75g total gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

"Office at S. B. Pelton's House in White Oak Township" (printed to left of vignette). Pilot Knob, Mud Springs and Mound Springs Mining...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Adams & Co. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Grass Valley over printed San Francisco dateline. May 20th, 1854. Issued to C...

Lot of 3. 1) Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Nevada, Cal. dateline, April 27th, 1855. Issued for $100 to agent CM Mulford. En...

Very rare. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Placerville above preprinted San Francisco dateline. No. 1221, issued to Nancy Verplast on June 12, 1854. S