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This item SOLD at 2026 Apr 25 @ 17:35UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
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SESSION 1:
Books: 1 to 415
Auction Catalogs & Dealer Fixed Pricelists: 416 to 468
Journals, Magazines & Newsletters: 469 to 487
Maps: 488 to 491
Postcards: 492 to 494
VHS Tapes: 495 to 498
DVDs: 499 to 503
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Sotheby's - New York. TREASURES FROM THE 'S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA'. December 8-9, 1999. 4to. 1-250 Lots. Original pictorial card covers. Signed by several well-known individuals related to Sotheby's, United States gold coin market and sunken treasure salvage as follows (from top to bottom, left to right): Dick Downes, treasure salvor and coin dealer; Tom Sebring, author of the sunken treasure book, "Treasure Tales. Shipwrecks and Salvage"; James Morton, head of Sotheby's numismatic branch; David Tripp, the Sotheby's cataloger for the sale; Don Kagin, well-known US gold coin dealer; the late David Redden, Sotheby auctioneer; John Kleeburg, a well-known numismatic author; and an unidentified signature. Public Auction Sale. New York. 205 pages. b&w and color coin and ingot photos throughout. PRL. English text. Fine. This auction sale catalog includes numismatic material from the United States with the main focus on coins recovered from the wreck 'S.S. Central America'. The sale includes 250 lots of spectacular Gold Rush era gold coins (mostly double eagles), gold bars (many from rare private California mints), and nuggets salvaged from the steamer, 'S.S. Central America,' which sank off the coast of North Carolina in 1857. The history of many of the private mints are also provided, along with many vivid color photographs. New York, Sale 7415, original pictorial card covers, 205 pages, color & b&w plated throughout, fine, includes revised estimates list laid in, The auction was originally scheduled to be held on December 8 & 9, 1999 in New York City but was actually held on June 20 & 21, 2000 due to a law suit which delayed the sale. Lot weight: 1 lbs 9oz. Subject(s): United States Coinage.
Auction Location:
12472 Lake Underhill Rd #178, Orlando, Florida, 32828, United States
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