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Numismatic rarities recovered from the SS Central America and SS Republic will co-headline an April 29th auction in Reno

13 troy ounce Kellogg & Humbert gold ingot, expected to sell for $80,000-$100,000. The gold bar, stamped “Kellogg &” and “Humbert”, was valued at just $236.82 in 1857 dollars. 1852 US Assay Office $50 ...
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The sinking of the SS Central America : the tragic story of the richest shipwreck in history / by Charles River Editors

Introduction -- Chapter 1. A new generation -- Chapter 2. The careening of the ship -- Chapter 3. The sea would rise again -- Chapter 4. Sail ho! -- Chapter 5. The El Dorado -- Chapter 6. The steamer ...
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A California Gold Rush history : featuring the treasure from the S.S. Central America : a source book for the Gold Rush historian and numismatist / by Q. David Bowers ...

"The California Gold Rush: Getting there, Mining, Contemporary stories and accounts, Private coiners and assayers, San Francisco Mint -- Treasure of the S.S. Central America: Saga at sea of the ...
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How one shipwreck and a cargo of lost gold sparked a U.S. financial panic

The S.S. Central America sank off the coast of South Carolina in 1857, taking with it 425 lives and a fortune in gold rush bounty. When the Central America sank, it became the worst maritime disaster ...