Category Archives: Shipwreck Gold Ingots

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

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 Declaration of Independence Medal Leads Record $4.27 Million Sedwick Auction

A unique American silver medal depicting the presentation of the Declaration of Independence set a new record during Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s November 3 and 4 Treasure Auction 32. The live online and floor auction was itself a record sale for the firm with over $4.27 million sold across 1,622 lots. The large Proof silver […]

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Sedwick Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 32 From Now Online

By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC …… Auction 32 is Now Online! – Click Here   Our Auction 32 is now online and bidding is open to everybody, so please register now! For this Floor Auction, we have secured the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Winter Park Hotel in Winter Park, Florida for November 3-4, 2022 (with […]

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

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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Hearts, Bars, and Collections Make for $4.02 Million in Sedwick Treasure Auction 31

By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC …… Spanish colonial rarities in the form of coins and shipwreck treasure bars paved the way to $4.02 million (USD) in Daniel Frank Sedwick’s May 3-5 Treasure, World, and U.S. Coin Auction 31. This is the firm’s third consecutive sale to break the $4 million level. The top coin lot […]

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Gold Ingot, Simpson Collection Lead Heritage Auctions’ Central States Numismatic Sales Past $65 Million

Justh & Hunter gold bar, once thought lost forever at sea, brings $1.32 million, in record-smashing event   A Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot sold for $1.32 million and an 1863 Liberty Double Eagle, PR65+ Cameo from the Bob R. Simpson Collection closed at $1.02 million to lead Heritage Auctions’ Central States US Coins Signature […]

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

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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Unique SS Central America Gold Ingot Offered by David Lawrence Rare Coins

Sunday Auction #1207 from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is now live and features over 425 total lots – including more than 10 pieces recently deaccessioned from the D.L. Hansen collection, 15 Vault Values, and 90 No Reserve Lots. Included in the variety of fantastic PCGS-, NGC-, and CAC-approved items in this week’s sale is […]

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

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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Summer FUN July 13-15 Heritage Auction Accepting Bids Now

Heritage Auctions World Headquarters in Dallas will host the July Summer FUN auction although lot viewing will take place at the Expo in Orlando. Highlights include an 1884 Trade dollar (Ex: Norweb), some great early type coins, plus plenty of branch mint gold. The Premier Session is Tuesday evening, July 13, followed by a robust […]

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Daniel Frank Sedwick’s Upcoming Treasure Auction 29 Now Online

Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 29 Live on the Internet, Friday-Saturday, May 7-8 and Monday, May 10   By Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC …… After several months of working with consignors to bring you the best fresh material at realistic levels, we are proud and privileged to present to you our 29th […]

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Blanchard Sells Four SS Central America Gold Ingots in Five Days

Blanchard Gold marked numismatic history with its recent sales of six SS Central America gold ingots, which include the broadest collection of gold bars from five separate California Gold Rush era assayer offices assembled in years. Investors snapped up the rare SS Central America gold ingots immediately once they became available, demonstrating the outsized demand […]

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Impressive Justh & Hunter Ingot From SS Central America at Stack’s Bowers

Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot. San Francisco Serial No. 4244. 144.25 ounces, .886 Fine Face Value in 1857 of $2,641.96 Approximately 95 x 55 x 47 mm By Stack’s Bowers Galleries …… A large and handsome bar from this firm’s San Francisco office in a narrower and shorter, but double-thick format, poured into Mold J&H […]

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Bidding Now Open on Sedwick’s Treasure Auction #26

AUCTION CATALOG 26 – BIDDING OPEN – CLICK HERE   By Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC …… Thank you for joining us for our 26th auction overall and our seventh in a live floor setting. It is through the support and enthusiasm of bidders and consignors alike that we are able to offer such a high […]

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CoinWeek Video: Shipwreck Gold Ingots (with Daniel Frank Sedwick)

Treasure coin expert Daniel Frank Sedwick joins CoinWeek to discuss a trio of three-hundred-year-old gold ingots that were produced in South America under the authority of the Spanish crown. These ingots were produced as a convenient way to ship newly-mined gold from the New World to Spain and were thought lost forever after the ship […]

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