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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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Two Nevada County Canal Stock Certificates for Hydraulic Mining [155347]2107 - Two Nevada County Canal Stock Certificates for Hydraulic Mining [155347]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Nevada County Canal Company. Incredibly rare; we had not seen one till this example popped up in the Prag Collection. Inc. Sept
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to f*********e for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange, Ophir, Gold Rush Era [155366]2108 - Wells, Fargo & Co. Second of Exchange, Ophir, Gold Rush Era [155366]
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Very rare location. Second of Exchange. Dateline Ophir, Cal., May 27th, 1854. No. 9416, issued to Palmer & Baldwin for $100. Signed Wells Fargo ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to c*********p for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Garrison & Co., Gold Dust Buyers, Receipt --Horseshoe Bar, CA [155349]2109 - Garrison & Co., Gold Dust Buyers, Receipt --Horseshoe Bar, CA [155349]
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Extra rare--we've never offered this before. Garrison & Co., Gold Dust Buyers. Dateline Horseshoe Bar, 18--. Receipt is for the purchase of ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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California Eastern Extension Railroad Company Bond, 1850s [155354]2110 - California Eastern Extension Railroad Company Bond, 1850s [155354]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. $1,000 bond. No. 61. Oct. 1st, 1859. The company owes the money to A. Boody of New York and James Lawrence English of Sacramento. "B...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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South Fork Canal Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush [155322]2111 - South Fork Canal Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush [155322]
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Beautifully engraved partially-issued certificate. No. 321. Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal. Dec. 9th, 1852. This item has been hand signed by the
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office Exchange, Placerville, Gold Rush Era [155382]2112 - Adams & Co. Express & Banking Office Exchange, Placerville, Gold Rush Era [155382]
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Very rare. Second of Exchange. Handwritten Placerville above preprinted San Francisco dateline. No. 1221, issued to Nancy Verplast on June 12, 1854. S
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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CJ Arvidsson's Assay Office Memorandum, Placerville [158071]2113 - CJ Arvidsson's Assay Office Memorandum, Placerville [158071]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare; this is the only one we know of. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at CJ Arvidsson's Assay Office. Dateline Placerville, February ...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Smiths Flat Toll Road Company Tax Document [155393]2114 - Smiths Flat Toll Road Company Tax Document [155393]
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El Dorado County, California. Nov. 14, 1866. Received of the Smiths Flat Toll Road Co. $143.73. Their property is listed as "two & one half...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*****r for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Miners' Cosumnes & Deer Creek Water & Mining Co. Promissory Note, Prairie City [155329]2115 - Miners' Cosumnes & Deer Creek Water & Mining Co. Promissory Note, Prairie City [155329]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A very rare Prairie City, California dateline. Promissory note No. 17, datelined Prairie City, Cal., March 25th, 1854. Promise to pay $893.73 to D.B.
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Rattlesnake Bar Coin Deposit Receipt, Gold Rush [155352]2116 - Rattlesnake Bar Coin Deposit Receipt, Gold Rush [155352]
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Manuscript receipt. Dateline Rattlesnake, Jan. 12th, 1856. Received of Peter E. Mead $400 in coin for deposit. Signed Baldwin & Co. by GW Blackb...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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