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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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Round Ball Ammunition found on the S.S. Central America [157461]1080 - Round Ball Ammunition found on the S.S. Central America [157461]
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There are seven individual round ball (RB) lead rounds found aboard the S.S. Central America shipwreck, all are oversized .38 caliber, indicating a mu
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Estimate : 100.00 and UP
Sold to g******n for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Dominos, Drilled (2) - Gaming on the S.S. Central America [158840]1081 - Dominos, Drilled (2) - Gaming on the S.S. Central America [158840]
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A number of dominoes were recovered from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. Upon initial inspection, we thought they were
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to 5****s for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Douche Kit and Chastity Belt (?), S.S. Central America Treasure [158842]1082 - Douche Kit and Chastity Belt (?), S.S. Central America Treasure [158842]
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Douche kit and locking chastity belt. Unusual silver (plated on brass?), two strip, inner connecting, with a circular, point depression locking device
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to j*****0 for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Gold Dust on Rust Crust, S.S. Central America Treasure [146653]1083 - Gold Dust on Rust Crust, S.S. Central America Treasure [146653]
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A piece of iron-oxide rust which has agglomerated with gold dust. Recovered from the debris field sediments of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. App
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to W*****1 for (1,500.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,800.00
 
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Madonna and Child, White Statue [158837]1084 - Madonna and Child, White Statue [158837]
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Madonna and Child white statue recovered from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. It appears to be alabaster, 4.5" ...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (2,200.00 + 440.00BP) = 2,640.00
 
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Rubber Inflatable Life Jacket, Rolled, Unused [159482]1085 - Rubber Inflatable Life Jacket, Rolled, Unused [159482]
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This rolled and unused rubber life jacket was found in 2014 in one of the debris fields of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It was a unique find in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to E********s for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Silver-Plated Single Ornate Spur with Strap, No Rowell [158834]1086 - Silver-Plated Single Ornate Spur with Strap, No Rowell [158834]
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Silver-plated, single ornate spur with strap, no rowell, recovered from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 5" long, ...
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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The Easton Trunk from the S.S. Central America Treasure [159098]1087 - The Easton Trunk from the S.S. Central America Treasure [159098]
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Leather trunk recovered in two pieces from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. The trunk was owned by Ansel & Adeline Easton...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 and UP
 
 
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California Newspaper, "Sunday Varieties" 1857 [159456]1088 - California Newspaper, "Sunday Varieties" 1857 [159456]
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Eight-page, single sheet, quarto-folded newspaper entitled, // The Sunday Varieties, A Chronicle of Life in California, Vol. 3 No. 14, Sunday, August
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to M*********T for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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Count of Monte Cristo Book, Dement Trunk [151582]1089 - Count of Monte Cristo Book, Dement Trunk [151582]
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas with elegant illustrations. Published by Stringer & Townsend, Noble, N.Y. 1849. Illustrations by M....
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to G*******s for (3,100.00 + 620.00BP) = 3,720.00
 
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Dement Checkbook, San Francisco Wells Fargo [159460]1090 - Dement Checkbook, San Francisco Wells Fargo [159460]
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Original small booklet of Wells Fargo checks, 12" x 2 5/8" recovered from the Dement trunk found a the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Thi...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to E********s for (1,600.00 + 320.00BP) = 1,920.00
 
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Lady Lee's Widowhood Book, Dement Trunk [159457]1091 - Lady Lee's Widowhood Book, Dement Trunk [159457]
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Paperback book recovered from the Dement trunk at the S.S. Central America shipwreck: Lady Lee's Widowhood paperback book by Captain Edward Haml...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to m********6 for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Letter of Introduction for John Dement [159452]1092 - Letter of Introduction for John Dement [159452]
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Two-page introduction letter for John Dement with another letter addressed to Dement recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 and UP
 
 
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Letter of Introduction for Rebecca Bates [159459]1093 - Letter of Introduction for Rebecca Bates [159459]
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Single-page letter of introduction for Rebecca Platt Bates, a member of the Cavalry Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, requesting special treatment
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Prairie Flower & Adventures in the Far West, Book, Dement Trunk [159458]1094 - Prairie Flower & Adventures in the Far West, Book, Dement Trunk [159458]
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Book recovered from the Dement trunk at the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 1991. Two books in one: Prairie Flower and Adventures in the Far West by
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to T**********3 for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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W.G. Berry's Comb, Inscribed 1857 [158848]1095 - W.G. Berry's Comb, Inscribed 1857 [158848]
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An incredible discovery within the artifacts recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, found by Bob Evans immediately upon retrieval from the
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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Daguerreotype 1, S.S. Central America Treasure [146601]1096 - Daguerreotype 1, S.S. Central America Treasure [146601]
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Daguerreotype recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Shows a woman on the right and a child on the left. It is 2-5/8 x 3-1/8 inches. Ident
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to m********H for (4,000.00 + 800.00BP) = 4,800.00
 
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Daguerreotype 3, S.S. Central America Treasure [146603]1097 - Daguerreotype 3, S.S. Central America Treasure [146603]
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Daguerreotype recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Shows a young woman, hands in her lap, with a large bracelet on each wrist. It is 3 x
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to E********s for (6,250.00 + 1,250.00BP) = 7,500.00
 
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Gold and Diamond Ring, Size 5-1/2. S.S. Central America Treasure [146647]1098 - Gold and Diamond Ring, Size 5-1/2. S.S. Central America Treasure [146647]
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Gold ring recovered in 2014 from an unspecified coin pile in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is set with four dia
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to D******n for (2,900.00 + 580.00BP) = 3,480.00
 
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Gold Ring - Engraved: GWS, S.S. Central America Treasure [152377]1099 - Gold Ring - Engraved: GWS, S.S. Central America Treasure [152377]
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Gold ring recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #23, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 2.5, with vertically int
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to m********6 for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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