SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part I (December 2022)

One page letter sent from Greenway & Co. of Baltimore, Aug. 29, 1850 to Ludlow Beebee & Co. in Philadelphia. Message states that they have s...

Wow! Mailed from San Francisco. Addressed to W. H. English care of Winslow, Lanier & Co. Wall Street, New York City. Winslow, Lanier & Co. w...

State of California, Office of the Board of Examiners. Dateline Sacramento, August 15th, 1861. Issued to A. Pool for $273.33 for "his services ...

Lot of 5. These warrants tell the story of how the California state capital location was in flux during the Gold Rush. The meetings of the State Legis

This is the only clipper card for this firm in the group we received. Platt & Newton (Successors to Wm. T. Coleman & Co.), 117 Front Street....

This is the only card for Edward Mott Robinson in the collection we received for this sale. Robinson's California Line for San Francisco. The A1...

The Gold-Seeker's Manual; Being a Practical and Instructive Guide to All Persons Emigrating to the Newly Discovered Gold Regions of California b...

Report of Hon. T. Butler King of California printed by Gideon & Co. in 1850. This report relayed the first official information about the gold r...

Scenery of the Plains, Mountains, and Mines: or A Diary Kept Upon the Overland Route to California, by Way of the Great Salt Lake: Travels in the Citi

A Compilation of Spanish and Mexican Law, in Relation to Mines, and Titles to Real Estate, in Force in California, Texas, and New Mexico; and in the T

Sacramento, CA Nov. 5th, 1867 Engraved check (State Controller's Warrant), for $250, filled out in ink, signed by Controller Geo. Oulton. 5x10&q...

Colton's Traveler and Tourist's Route Book through the United States and the Canadas: Containing the Routes and Distances on the Great Lines...

A System of Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on Crystallography: with an Appendix, Containing the Application of Mathematics to Crystallogra

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

The Metallic Wealth of the United States, Described and Compared with That of Other Countries, by J.D. Whitney. Published by Lippincott, Grambo &...

105 vials with gold foil, less than 2 grams of gold in each. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Letter dated September 25, 1850, Nevada City. Nevada crossed out and Sacramento written in. Most likely letter was taken to Sacramento City as that wa

Very rare location. Second of Exchange. Dateline Ophir, Cal., May 27th, 1854. No. 9416, issued to Palmer & Baldwin for $100. Signed Wells Fargo ...

Gold Rush mining related breast or lapel pin with two authentic gold nuggets and small diamond. Gold plated. Shovel, pick, rope and sinking bucket. 2

Crystalline and leaf gold in quartz. .42 troy oz. About 50% weight by gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: