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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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Gold Rush: The Journals of J. Goldsborough Bruff [156164]2247 - Gold Rush: The Journals of J. Goldsborough Bruff [156164]
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Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings, and Other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff, Captain, Washington City and California Mining Association. April 2, 184
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to B*****n for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins by Eckfeldt, 1852 [158975]2248 - New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins by Eckfeldt, 1852 [158975]
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New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coin, Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion; with Mint Values. Third edition rearranged with numerous additions. By Jacob R.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to W*****1 for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Private Gold Coinage of California by Adams, 1913 [157160]2249 - Private Gold Coinage of California by Adams, 1913 [157160]
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Private Gold Coinage of California, 1849-1855, Its History and Its Issues by Edgar H. Adams. Published in 1913. Original pages, rebound with gold gilt
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to W*****1 for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Commentaries on the Mining Ordinances of Spain, 1830 (Adolph Sutro's Copy) [158981]2250 - Commentaries on the Mining Ordinances of Spain, 1830 (Adolph Sutro's Copy) [158981]
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Commentaries on the Mining Ordinances of Spain: Dedicated to His Catholic Majesty, Charles III, by Don Francisco Xavier de Gamboa. Translated from the
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Compilation of Spanish and Mexican Law by Rockwell, 1851 [158988]2251 - Compilation of Spanish and Mexican Law by Rockwell, 1851 [158988]
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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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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A Collection of Mining Laws of Spain and Mexico by Halleck, 1859 [158997]2252 - A Collection of Mining Laws of Spain and Mexico by Halleck, 1859 [158997]
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A Collection of Mining Laws of Spain and Mexico. Compiled and translated by Henry W. Halleck. Published by O'Meara & Painter in 1859. Mining...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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Franklin California Trading and Mining Co. Stock Certificate--1849 [160128]2253 - Franklin California Trading and Mining Co. Stock Certificate--1849 [160128]
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Certificate No. 34 for one share of association formed on June 26, 1849, made out to George Harrington. One share equaled 1/100th of the beneficial in
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to i***y for (3,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 3,600.00
 
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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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Rocky-Bar Mining Stock [160131]2255 - Rocky-Bar Mining Stock [160131]
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Certificate No. 1278 for 2 shares made out to Thomas Houston dated Nov. 21, 1854. The mine is located on the middle fork of the American River, about
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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State of California Relief Check to John A. Sutter [160132]2256 - State of California Relief Check to John A. Sutter [160132]
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Sacramento, CA Nov. 5th, 1867 Engraved check (State Controller's Warrant), for $250, filled out in ink, signed by Controller Geo. Oulton. 5x10&q...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i***y for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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