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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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California: Its Gold and Its Inhabitants by Huntley, 1856 [157161]2237 - California: Its Gold and Its Inhabitants by Huntley, 1856 [157161]
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California: Its Gold and Its Inhabitants by Henry Vere Huntley. First edition published by Thomas Cautley Newby in 1856. Two volumes rebound together
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to W*****1 for (1,250.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,500.00
 
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California and Its Resources by Seyd, 1858 [158985]2238 - California and Its Resources by Seyd, 1858 [158985]
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California and Its Resources: A Work for the Merchant, the Capitalist, and the Emigrant by Ernest Seyd. Published by Trubner and Co. in 1858. First ed
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Romance of the Age by Dubar, 1867 [157163]2239 - Romance of the Age by Dubar, 1867 [157163]
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The Romance of the Age or Discovery of Gold in California by Edward E. Dunbar. Published in New York by Appleton and Company, 1867. First edition. Ori
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to W*****1 for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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The Life and Adventures of James W. Marshall by Parsons, 1870 [157162]2240 - The Life and Adventures of James W. Marshall by Parsons, 1870 [157162]
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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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*******e for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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Scenes in El Dorado in the Years 1849-50 by Upham, 1878 [158986]2241 - Scenes in El Dorado in the Years 1849-50 by Upham, 1878 [158986]
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Notes of a Voyage to California via Cape Horn, together with Scenes in El Dorado, in the Years 1849-50. With an Appendix Containing Reminiscences of P
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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The Land of Gold: A Tale of '49 by Spurr, 1881 [157164]2242 - The Land of Gold: A Tale of '49 by Spurr, 1881 [157164]
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The Land of Gold. A Tale of '49. Illustrative of early pioneer life in California and founded upon fact. Dedicated to California pioneers. By Ge...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******e for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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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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Adventures of a Forty-Niner by Knower, 1894 [159033]2244 - Adventures of a Forty-Niner by Knower, 1894 [159033]
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The Adventures of a Forty-Niner. An Historic Description of California, with Events and Ideas of San Francisco and Its People in Those Early Days by D
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Life Sketches of a Jayhawker of '49 by Stephens [158977]2245 - Life Sketches of a Jayhawker of '49 by Stephens [158977]
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Life Sketches of a Jayhawker of '49 by L. Dow Stephens. Actual Experiences of a Pioneer Told by Himself in His Own Way. Published in 1916. A sca...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to W*****1 for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Books of the Gold Rush by Wheat, 1949 [158983]2246 - Books of the Gold Rush by Wheat, 1949 [158983]
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Books of the California Gold Rush: A Centennial Selection by Carl I. Wheat. Published by the Colt Press in 1949. This is a selected bibliography of th
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to S**L for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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