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Kellogg & Humbert Ingot Brings $138,000 in SS Central America Treasure Auction

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Holabird Western Americana Collections conducted the final auction of historic items recovered from the 1857 sinking of the legendary “Ship of Gold”, the SS Central America, representing a time capsule of Gold Rush life   A nearly two-pound Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s gold ingot was among the highlights in the second and final auction of […]

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Unique New Jersey $3 Banknote From Fabled S.S. Central America Sunken Treasure

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Banknotes found in Purser’s safe and recovered treasure shipment boxes will be offered for the first time in December 3, 2022 auction   A unique $3 denomination note issued by a New Jersey bank is among a small number of banknotes that survived the 1857 sinking of the fabled “Ship of Gold”, the S.S. Central […]

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Fresh-to-Market SS Central America Treasures in Goldberg’s June 2022 Auction

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First-time offerings of California Fractionals and other important items recovered from the legendary “Ship of Gold”   California Gold Rush-era treasures recovered from the fabled “Ship of Gold”, the SS Central America that sank in 1857, will be offered for the first time in the Pre-Long Beach Auction by Goldberg Coins & Collectibles on June […]

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Recovered Bell From Fabled “Ship of Gold” Donated To U.S. Naval Academy

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Gift from California business executive Dwight Manley honors ship’s brave Captain, Commander William Lewis Herndon   The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland has received an important piece of American and naval history, the bell from SS Central America, the legendary “Ship of Gold” that was led by Commander William Lewis Herndon (1813-1857). The […]

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Heritage Auctions to Offer Rare Gold Ingots From ‘Ship of Gold’

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Justh & Hunter ingot is largest recovered specimen from Marysville branch Who among us hasn’t dreamed of recovering sunken treasure? Read one story about exploring uncharted waters and recovering the treasures hidden below, and the idea inevitably comes to mind. Imagine how life would change … For some, the notion of recovering sunken treasure is […]

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NGC Presents Last Great Mystery of SS Central America Shipwreck

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On September 3, 1857, SS Central America began a voyage from Panama to New York City carrying very important cargo: thousands of freshly minted gold coins from California, desperately needed by New York banks that were facing an economic crisis. Six days later, the ship found itself in the grips of a Category 2 hurricane […]

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NGC to Reveal Lost Treasure From SS Central America

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On February 14, 2022, NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) will reveal 123 coins recovered from the SS Central America shipwreck, now certified and preserved for posterity. Known today as the “Ship of Gold”, Central America sank during a hurricane in 1857 while carrying an enormous treasure of gold bars and coins from the height of the […]

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Heritage to Offer Largest Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot From ‘Ship of Gold’

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The gold brick is too heavy to lift easily or gracefully – something about molecular density making it much heavier than its 54 pounds, but also, perhaps, something to do with the history it carries. Its tale began some 170 years ago in Northern California, the El Dorado of the American West that beckoned hunters, […]

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Ship of Gold SS Central America Bell and Gold Rush Treasure at ANA World’s Fair of Money

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The 268-pound bell from the fabled “Ship of Gold”, the SS Central America that sank in 1857, will be publicly displayed along with some of the recovered California Gold Rush treasure at the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) 2021 Chicago World’s Fair of Money, August 10-14. The bell that helped to confirm the identity of the […]

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SS Central America Foreign Gold Coins Set Record Prices in Goldberg’s Auction

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  The allure of coveted treasure from the fabled “Ship of Gold”, SS Central America, resulted in record bids of up to eight times pre-sale estimates for 76 world gold coins in an auction conducted by Ira and Larry Goldberg in Los Angeles and online on June 15, 2021. “This was the first time these […]

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SS Central America Sunken Treasure World Gold Coins in Goldberg Auction

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First offering of these historic coins retrieved in 2014 from the Atlantic Ocean site where the fabled “Ship of Gold” sank in 1857   Two of the finest known, very rare 1855 and 1856 Australian sovereigns–as well as an interesting mix of 74 other sunken treasure gold coins from Europe and South America that were […]

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Hear “Ship of Gold” Bell Toll During Presentation by Bob Evans on March 21

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Scientist Evans will show items from the legendary SS Central America during free online Newman Numismatic Portal Symposium   A sound only a few have heard in 164 years will be used to signal the start of a free online presentation as part of a Newman Numismatic Portal Symposium at 1 pm Eastern on Sunday, […]

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Rare 1856-S/s Quarters Discovered in SS Central America Treasure

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The fabled SS Central America, the famous “Ship of Gold” that sank in 1857 carrying tons of California Gold Rush treasure, continues to surprise the numismatic world. California Gold Marketing Group LLC (CGMG) of Brea, California has confirmed discovery in the ship’s latest recovered sunken treasure of nine rare 1856 San Francisco Mint large S over small “s” mint mark Seated Liberty No Motto quarter dollars.
This 1856 large S over small “s” mint mark quarter dollar, now graded PCGS XF45, is one of nine examples of the elusive variety recently discovered in the treasure recovered from the fabled “Ship of Gold,” the S

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New Bowers-Manley Book Makes Way

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Impressive book provides previously undisclosed information about fabulous Gold Rush sunken treasure of fabled “Ship of Gold”

The news release and accompanying image of the book cover are distributed on behalf of the California Gold Marketing Group.

 
(July 29, 2019) — Never before revealed information about the greatest American treasure ever found, the tons of California Gold Rush-era coins, ingots and gold dust recovered from the 1857 sinking of the S.S

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Gold Rush Treasure “Supernova” Sinks 1857-S $20 Auction Record at Legend Rare Coins

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Multi-Toned Double Eagle From SS Central America Sells for record $282,000 The spectacular 1857-S Double Eagle, recovered in 2014 from the fabled SS Central America and nicknamed “Supernova” because of its amazing, unique natural toning, set a record price for any 1857 San Francisco Mint $20 gold coin in a public auction conducted by Legend […]

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SS Central America “Supernova” Double Eagle Gold Coin To Be Sold by Legend Rare Coin Auctions

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 The spectacular 1857-S Double Eagle, recovered in 2014 from the fabled SS Central America and now nicknamed “Supernova” because of its amazing, unique natural toning, will be offered to the public for the first time through Legend Rare Coin Auctions (LRCA). “I was beyond thrilled when the coin was consigned to Legend Auctions. When […]

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US Silver Coins – History Revealed by Recovered SS Central America Cash Box

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Retrieved sunken treasure gives a fascinating glimpse of Gold Rush-era daily commerce aboard fabled Ship of Gold Historic silver and gold coins discovered in the purser’s lockbox in 2014 from the fabled “Ship of Gold”–the SS Central America–that sank in 1857 are coming to market for collectors, according to the California Gold Marketing Group LLC […]

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Unprecedented Grouping of Rare Territorial Gold Coins Aboard SS Central America Treasure

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Some of the finest known Kellogg & Co. and Wass Molitor & Co. San Francisco gold coins are among the 105 historic California Gold Rush Territorial gold coins recovered during the last expedition to the fabled “Ship of Gold,” the SS Central America, that sank in 1857. The headline-making recovery also includes a rare variety […]

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SS Central America Sales…

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The “Ship of Gold” is sailing quickly. A total of 2,935 U.S. Mint gold coins retrieved from the last recovery of sunken treasure from the fabled SS Central America and made available in the market already have been sold out by the California Gold Marketing Group (CGMG). “In an incredibly short period of time, the […]

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SS Central America Gold Coins Sail Away…

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The “Ship of Gold” is sailing quickly. A total of 2,935 U.S. Mint gold coins retrieved from the last recovery of sunken treasure from the fabled SS Central America and made available in the market already have been sold out by the California Gold Marketing Group (CGMG). “In an incredibly short period of time, the […]

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Gold Shipwreck Treasure Worth Millions of Dollars on Display in Long Beach – 4K Video

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 CoinWeek travelled to Long Beach, California, to film the return of the famous “Ship of Gold“. The second exploration of the SS Central America shipwreck has made national news, as recovery efforts resulted in the collection of $40 million in gold bars and coins from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, where the famous […]

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SS Central America Ship of Gold Million Dollar Treasure Haul – Update – Video

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 Behind the scenes of the Ship of Gold Treasure. PCGS provided CoinWeek with some great new behind the scenes footage of the curation effort underway to remove more than a century of metal deposits and debris from millions of dollars worth of rare coins recovered from the SS Central America, the Ship of Gold […]

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CoinWeek Podcast #89: Recovering Gold from the SS Central America with Bob Evans

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 CoinWeek Podcast #89: Recovering Gold from the SS Central America with Bob Evans Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe to the CoinWeek Podcast on iTunes. Bob Evans has been there from the start, serving as chief scientist and historian for the salvage and recovery effort of the […]

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