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

March 9, 2023 CoinWeek Leave a comment

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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SS Central America Gold Rush-Era Artifacts at World’s Fair of Money

June 23, 2022 CoinWeek Leave a comment

Historic items from the legendary “Ship of Gold” that sank in 1857 include Wells Fargo treasure shipment box remnants, gold miner jeans, and a mysterious “Mona Lisa of the Deep” photograph By Holabird Western Americana …… After a century and a half on the ocean floor and then decades in secure storage, dozens of […]

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

May 24, 2022 CoinWeek Leave a comment

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

July 8, 2021 CoinWeek Leave a comment

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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The Origin of Specie: How Gold and Silver Became Money

February 13, 2017 Mike Markowitz Leave a comment

CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series by Mike Markowitz …. …And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver. –Genesis, 20:16 ABIMELECH, PHILISTINE KING OF GERAR, gravely offended the patriarch Abraham by trying to appropriate his wife, Sarah, having been led to believe that Sarah was actually Abraham’s sister[1]. In […]

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Some of Sedwick’s Favorite Things in Upcoming Treasure Auction #20

October 20, 2016 Daniel Frank Sedwick Leave a comment

By Cori Sedwick Downing – Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC …… As you peruse our catalog online, you might enjoy some of the items that stand out to us. Not all are big ticket items. Some are just cool because of what they represent. What items in our auction catch your attention? If bling is […]

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