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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)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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Letter Signed by Phillip IV, Reign Coinciding with Spanish Treasure Galleon Sinking off Florida Keys2257 - Letter Signed by Phillip IV, Reign Coinciding with Spanish Treasure Galleon Sinking off Florida Keys
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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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to C*****t for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Adams & Co. Express Drafts for New York & Boston, Gold Rush Era [155383]2258 - Adams & Co. Express Drafts for New York & Boston, Gold Rush Era [155383]
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Adams & Co. Express Office, Boston, Nov. 3, 1852. No. 162, issued to Edward Smith for $1,514, payable "in bars or go...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Gold Pocket Watch, Illinois Watch Company, N. Gamse [151584]2259 - Gold Pocket Watch, Illinois Watch Company, N. Gamse [151584]
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"The Queen" private label gold pocket watch made by Illinois Watch Company c1900 for N. Gamse, New York. 136 grams. Manual wind gold poc...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to s*********0 for (8,250.00 + 1,650.00BP) = 9,900.00
 
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Congressional Document Re: Utah Expedition Contracts (Mormon War) [155374]2260 - Congressional Document Re: Utah Expedition Contracts (Mormon War) [155374]
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Ex. Doc. No. 99., 35th Congress, 1st Session. "Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to A resolution of the House calling for a statement...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Dawson City, Yukon Territory Letters Home 1898 [158464]2261 - Dawson City, Yukon Territory Letters Home 1898 [158464]
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This is a collection of letters from Chauncey Clark looking for gold in the Yukon Territory to his mother, brother, and sister in Rochester, New York.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to G*********s for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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Panama Rail Road Company Stock Certificate (Used by SS Central America) [155364]2262 - Panama Rail Road Company Stock Certificate (Used by SS Central America) [155364]
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No. 14489, issued for 88 shares to Louis McLane on March 22, 1867 in New York. Signed by the vice president Joy and treasurer Henry Smith. Pen and pun
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon by Herndon [156128]2263 - Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon by Herndon [156128]
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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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b******s for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Colton's Traveler and Tourist's Route Book through the US and Canada, 1856 [157166]2264 - Colton's Traveler and Tourist's Route Book through the US and Canada, 1856 [157166]
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Colton's Traveler and Tourist's Route Book through the United States and the Canadas: Containing the Routes and Distances on the Great Lines...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to W*****1 for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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System of Mineralogy by Dana, 1837 [158994]2265 - System of Mineralogy by Dana, 1837 [158994]
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A System of Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on Crystallography: with an Appendix, Containing the Application of Mathematics to Crystallogra
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,400.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,680.00
 
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History of the Precious Metals by J.L. Comstock, 1849 [158980]2266 - History of the Precious Metals by J.L. Comstock, 1849 [158980]
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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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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