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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Perth Mint Gold Nuggets, 10 [160086]2010 - Perth Mint Gold Nuggets, 10 [160086]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 slabbed gold nuggets from the Perth Mint. About 39 grams of gold. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to r**4 for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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Gold on Quartz Nugget [160106]2029 - Gold on Quartz Nugget [160106]
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Australian gold on quartz nugget. 32.0 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to S*********r for (1,700.00 + 340.00BP) = 2,040.00
 
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Crystalline Gold Specimens, 10 [160112]2035 - Crystalline Gold Specimens, 10 [160112]
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10 Australian crystalline gold specimens mostly nuggets. Total weight 33.95 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenan
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to i********s.. for (1,700.00 + 340.00BP) = 2,040.00
 
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49er Letter About Voyage to the Gold Rush [151900]2167 - 49er Letter About Voyage to the Gold Rush [151900]
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San Francisco straight line postmark with magenta manuscript date. Matching 40 rate. Written in two parts. First is North Bend March 3 at Sea and seco
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 6*********2 for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
 
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Enterprise Quartz Company Stock [160129]2254 - Enterprise Quartz Company Stock [160129]
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Stock Certificate of the Enterprise Quartz Company, issued in Nevada City, California on November 21, 1851. Printed by the Nevada Journal Print Co. En
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Australian Gold Nugget Collection [160124]2044 - Australian Gold Nugget Collection [160124]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of Australian gold nuggets. Gold weight 33.36 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,400.00
Sold to d*******f for (1,600.00 + 320.00BP) = 1,920.00
 
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California Gold Nugget 12.3 Grams in Presentation Frame w/COA [159488]2062 - California Gold Nugget 12.3 Grams in Presentation Frame w/COA [159488]
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California Gold Rush genuine gold nugget. 12.3 grams. Certified genuine by American Appraisal Institute; signed certificate is adhered to reverse of f
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,400.00
 
 
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Crystalline Gold Nuggets and on Quartz [160116]2039 - Crystalline Gold Nuggets and on Quartz [160116]
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Australian crystalline gold on quartz and nuggets. Nuggets 16.8 grams. On quartz 12.7 total grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State:
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Crystalline Gold in Dark Matrix, 3 [160114]2037 - Crystalline Gold in Dark Matrix, 3 [160114]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Australian gold in dark matrix. 34.29 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (1,600.00 + 320.00BP) = 1,920.00
 
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Crystalline and Gold Leaf in Quartz [160068]2049 - Crystalline and Gold Leaf in Quartz [160068]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.45 troy oz. crystalline and gold leaf in quartz. About 35% gold by weight. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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