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FRIDAY JUNE 9, 2023 • VOL. 53, NO. 23
California Gold Rush Sunken Treasure Artifacts Begin National Tour Display Includes Recovered Gold Coins, Ingots, And Other Historic Artifacts From 1857 Sinking Of Fabled “Ship Of Gold” receipts, jewelry, an elegant man’s smoking jacket, 166-year-old Cuban cigars, and the world’s most valuable jeans, gold prospector’s heavyduty work pants that sold at auction for $114,000 this past December. “Many of the Gold Rush-era artifacts in the display have not previously been publicly exhibited,” said Adam Crum, president of Finest Known (www.FinestKnown.com) in Torrance, Calif. The “Ship of Gold” touring exhibit is being organized by Finest Known, Argos Gold Group, and National Treasures I LLC. The exhibit will be housed in a 40-footlong re-creation of the famous ship’s hull.
“The centerpiece and highlight of the exhibit will be a mammoth assayer’s ingot nicknamed the Eureka Bar, which is considered by Continued on page 4
The 64-pound California Gold Rush Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s ingot will be among the recovered S.S. Central America sunken treasure in the updated “Ship of Gold” exhibit at the Long Beach Expo. Image courtesy Donn Pearlman. 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 portof-call at the Long Beach Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com) collectibles show in Long Beach, Calif., Thursday to Saturday, June 22 to 24. The display of recovered California Gold Rush treasures from the 1857 sinking of the fabled S.S. Central America will feature gold coins, assayer’s ingots, gold nuggets, and gold dust.
There will also be a treasure shipment box, items from the ship such as tableware, bottles, an engine room steam gauge, and the bell believed to be rung to announce meal service. One of the major factors in identifying the wreck site as the legendary S.S. Central America was the discovery of a green bottle still containing some gold dust. It was the first item from the ship retrieved from the ocean floor in 1988 and will now be displayed. Recovered passengers’ artifacts in the exhibit include ticket
This rare medal presented by the Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus, the world’s second oldest order of knighthood, is one of the recovered S.S. Central America sunken treasure artifacts. Image courtesy Holabird Western Americana Collections.
For the first time since its recordbreaking $114,000 sale, the world’s most valuable jeans, the California Gold Rush miner’s work pants recovered from the 1857 sinking of the S.S. Central America, will be publicly displayed in the “Ship of Gold” exhibit at the June 2023 Long Beach Expo. Image courtesy Holabird Western Americana Collections.
High-End Coin And Currency Auction Embassy Auctions International (EAI) held a successful high-end coin and currency auction on May
A $50 Gold Buffalo, 2006 1oz .9999 fine gold coin, sold for $3,429.
11 at its auction house in Kinzers, Pa. Embassy, formally Gap Auctions, has been in business for over 40 years, and the coin/ currency sale had many impressive results. Lot #383 was a Lincoln cent, 1909-S VDB ICG F15, which realized $508. Two lots later, #385 was a Lincoln cent, 1955 Double Die ICG AU55, realizing $927. Lot #392 was a $3 Gold, 1854 ICG EF45, bringing $2,413, and two lots later #394, a $50 Gold Buffalo, 2006 1oz .9999 fine gold, sold for $3,429. Embassy Auctions International is based at 5336 Mine Road, Kinzers, Pa. To learn more, call 717-442-8529.
Jackson Aboriginal Bottle Sells For $15,500 By Karl Pass An early and rare Jackson Aboriginal American Medicine glass bottle sold for $15,500 on May 17 at an online sale conducted by Brooks Auction. Brooks is located in Franklinville, N.J. The bottle was in a group lot. The top reads, “Jackson Aboriginal,” the one side, “J.P. Goldborough,” the other, “Sole Proprietor,” and the bottom, “American Medicines.” The bottle depicts a standing profile figure of a Native American. “From the little I could find out, it is one of the rarest Philadelphia medicines,” said Kelly Gigantone. To learn more, visit www.bid.brooks.auction.
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . starting on page 2 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 4 A Lincoln cent, 1909-S VDB ICG F15, sold for $508.
A $3 Gold 1854 ICG EF45 coin, sold for $2,413.
EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 5 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 5 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . starting on page 6
FEATURE AUCTION: Milestone Premier Collectible Firearms Sale, June 10 And 11 - Page 2
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .on page 7