Gold Ingot Realizes $138,000 In S.S. Central America Sunken Treasure Auction

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Gold Ingot Realizes $138,000 In S.S. Central America Sunken Treasure Auction​

A nearly two-pound Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s gold ingot was among the highlights in the second and final auction of never-before-offered California Gold Rush artifacts recovered from the 1857 sinking of the fabled "Ship of Gold," the S.S. Central America.

From lumps of coal and crewmembers’ keys to tableware and exquisite jewelry, collectors bid $1.1 million to acquire the 422 lots in the auction conducted by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC (www.HolabirdAmericana.com) in Reno, Nevada on March 4 and 5, 2023.

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Gold Ingot Realizes $138,000 In Sunken Treasure Auction

A nearly two-pound Kellogg & Humbert assayer's gold ingot was among the highlights in the second and final auction of never-before-offered California Gold Rush artifacts recovered from the 1857 sinking of the fabled "Ship of Gold," the S.S. Central America. From lumps of coal and crewmembers'...

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back story

SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot (85 m) sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the East Coast of the United States during the 1850s. She was originally named the SS George Law, after George Law of New York. The ship sank in a hurricane in September 1857, along with 425 of her 578 passengers and crew and 30,000 pounds (13,600 kg) of gold, contributing to the Panic of 1857.

SS Central America - Wikipedia

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It's either gold or icebergs or the Imperial Japanese Navy that make American ships famous.

 

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Drunk captains in Alaskan waters too

 

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Only 2 pounds of the 30,000 was recovered?

 

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From Goldhedge's link above:

Gold Rush brick sells for $8 million / 80-pound ingot bought by executive​

Anastasia Hendrix, Chronicle Staff Writer
Nov. 9, 2001

Gold Rush brick sells for $8 million / 80-pound ingot bought by executive

The record-breaking price tag makes the 80-pound ingot -- nicknamed Eureka - - the most...

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Updated Sunken Treasure Exhibit At June 2023 Long Beach Expo​

$15 million display includes California Gold Rush coins, ingots, and other historic artifacts from 1857 sinking of the S.S. Central America

ByCoinNews.net
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May 19, 2023


To mark the 35th anniversary of the historic 1988 discovery of "the greatest treasure ever found," a $15 million Ship of Gold sunken treasure exhibit will begin a nationwide educational tour with its first port-of-call at the Long Beach Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com) collectibles show in Long Beach, California, June 22–24, 2023.

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To mark the 35th anniversary of the historic 1988 discovery of "the greatest treasure ever found," a $15 million Ship of Gold sunken treasure exhibit will begin a nationwide educational tour with its first port-of-call at the Long Beach Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com) collectibles show in Long...

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