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Lot of gold dust from the S.S. Central America (1857), approx. 20 grams.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Bullion Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Lot of gold dust from the S.S. Central America (1857), approx. 20 grams.
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Lot of gold dust from the S.S. Central America (1857), approx. 20 grams. A goodly "pinch" of gold dust (no flakes or nuggets) from the California Gold Rush and the most famous shipwreck source of same, one of the few original lots from the Sotheby's sale that did not (yet) go to promoters for packaging into 1.5-gram retail items. From the SS Central America (1857), with Sotheby's sticker #342/20831 and blue pouch.