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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 Coin Vest, 2014 Recovery [159466]1252 - Gold Coin Vest, 2014 Recovery [159466]
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Handmade gold coin vest, sealed in two places with red sealing wax recovered from the Purser's safe found in the S.S. Central America shipwreck ...
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 and UP
 
 
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J.L. Polhemus Counterstamped 1856-S $20 Gold Piece, S.S. Central America Treasure [146607]1253 - J.L. Polhemus Counterstamped 1856-S $20 Gold Piece, S.S. Central America Treasure [146607]
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Counterstamped US twenty-dollar gold piece, 1856-S, recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Certified and encapsulated in plastic by PCGS a
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Estimate : 20,000.00 and UP
Sold to g******n for (36,000.00 + 7,200.00BP) = 43,200.00
 
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Cloth Bag that Contained Coins, Nuggets or Ingots [159462]1254 - Cloth Bag that Contained Coins, Nuggets or Ingots [159462]
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A cloth bag recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. The bag has a bold, black print identification on the face. (illegible - Spring Valley?
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to W****l for (1,050.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,260.00
 
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Cloth Dime Bag from Purser's Safe [159461]1255 - Cloth Dime Bag from Purser's Safe [159461]
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Large cloth bag that contained U.S. dimes recovered from the purser's safe found in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Central America shipw...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to u*c for (1,100.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,320.00
 
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Pocket Change from the S.S. Central America [151588]1256 - Pocket Change from the S.S. Central America [151588]
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A representative sampling of nine unconserved coins gathered from the seafloor around the shipwreck of the S.S. Central America. These would have been
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to g******n for (1,600.00 + 320.00BP) = 1,920.00
 
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Bank of Syracuse, NY, $5, Haxby G12c. S.S. Central America Treasure [158899]1257 - Bank of Syracuse, NY, $5, Haxby G12c. S.S. Central America Treasure [158899]
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A rare note from the safe of Purser Hull recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. Bank of Syracuse, NY, $5, Haxby G12c. Haxby states
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (4,400.00 + 880.00BP) = 5,280.00
 
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Exchange Bank, Bangor, Maine, $5, Haxby G8 S.S. Central America Treasure [158897]1258 - Exchange Bank, Bangor, Maine, $5, Haxby G8 S.S. Central America Treasure [158897]
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In 2014, the crew recovered Purser Hull's safe at the S.S. Central America shipwreck. When they touched it with the recovery vehicle's arm, ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (4,800.00 + 960.00BP) = 5,760.00
 
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North River Bank, New York, $20, Haxby G50c, S.S. Central America Treasure [158901]1259 - North River Bank, New York, $20, Haxby G50c, S.S. Central America Treasure [158901]
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North River Bank, New York, $20, Haxby G50c recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Significant pieces missing at "N" of north ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to R********3 for (1,150.00 + 230.00BP) = 1,380.00
 
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Paper Wrappings from the Purser's Safe [159455]1260 - Paper Wrappings from the Purser's Safe [159455]
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Two Dark Gray Course Wove Paper Wrapping w/ String from the Purser's Safe recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. Date: Co...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to J*****6 for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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People's Bank $5, Charleston, SC, Haxby G2a. S.S. Central America Treasure [158898]1261 - People's Bank $5, Charleston, SC, Haxby G2a. S.S. Central America Treasure [158898]
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People's Bank $5, Charleston, SC, Haxby G2a. The only South Carolina note in Purser Hull's safe that contained eleven broken bank notes, ost...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to c****1 for (3,100.00 + 620.00BP) = 3,720.00
 
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