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 Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [146624]1130 - Gold Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [146624]
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Stickpin made of a single gold nugget, 22 x 17 mm, 9.29 grams (0.298 ozt). Pin is firmly attached, and the overall length is 83 mm. Pin shaft has spir
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to g******n for (2,000.00 + 400.00BP) = 2,400.00
 
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Gold Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [152381]1131 - Gold Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [152381]
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Stickpin brooch made with a single gold nugget, 4.03 grams (0.130 ozt). Recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #26, of the S.S.
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to d*******f for (1,250.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,500.00
 
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Gold Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [152385]1132 - Gold Nugget Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [152385]
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Gold stickpin made of a single, natural gold nugget soldered onto a 1.5-inch gold needle. The needle is twisted to have a texture making it more likel
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to c********e for (1,600.00 + 320.00BP) = 1,920.00
 
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Gold Two-Nugget Double Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [152392]1133 - Gold Two-Nugget Double Stickpin, S.S. Central America Treasure [152392]
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Two gold nuggets, each soldered to a 1.5-inch stick pin, then joined by a four-inch, gold curb chain. Recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris fiel
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (10,000.00 + 2,000.00BP) = 12,000.00
 
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Gold Decoration, Strawberry?, S.S. Central America Treasure [152364]1134 - Gold Decoration, Strawberry?, S.S. Central America Treasure [152364]
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A gold decorative item resembling a strawberry (?) recovered by a sediment trap of a dredge used at the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. It wei
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Gold Masonic Emblem, S.S. Central America [152399]1135 - Gold Masonic Emblem, S.S. Central America [152399]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Square-and-Compass Masonic symbol recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014 from an unspecified coin pile in the port-side debris
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (2,500.00 + 500.00BP) = 3,000.00
 
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Gold Pen Nib, S.S. Central America Treasure [152363]1136 - Gold Pen Nib, S.S. Central America Treasure [152363]
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Gold pen nib recovered from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #10, at the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. Labeled // Smith & Todd / ...
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to r******r for (850.00 + 170.00BP) = 1,020.00
 
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Gold-toned chain, ~44cm, S.S. Central America Treasure [149457]1137 - Gold-toned chain, ~44cm, S.S. Central America Treasure [149457]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small gold-toned cable chain, approx 44cm in length recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. There is no clasp or hook on either end
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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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Native Gold-in-Quartz from Gold Poke, S.S. Central America Treasure [146609]1138 - Native Gold-in-Quartz from Gold Poke, S.S. Central America Treasure [146609]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four native gold-in-quartz specimens from one of the gold pokes found in the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #23, of the S.S. Central America shipwr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to B*****n for (4,100.00 + 820.00BP) = 4,920.00
 
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Gold-in-Quartz Cufflinks - 1/2 set, S.S. Central America Treasure [152383]1139 - Gold-in-Quartz Cufflinks - 1/2 set, S.S. Central America Treasure [152383]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One cufflink (1/2 of a set) recovered from port-side debris field, Coin Pile #6, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is made with two gold-beari
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (2,700.00 + 540.00BP) = 3,240.00
 
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