Gold Rush Treasures from the SS Central America

• Authors: Christie's New York · in association with Spink
• Edition: Auction catalogue, 14 December 2000
• Subjects: Catalog, Wreck, Assayers
• Level: Collector, Specialist

What it is

The Christie's New York catalogue for the 14 December 2000 sale, held in association with Spink, of gold recovered from the SS Central America. The 1857 wreck's California Gold Rush material is recorded through lot descriptions and photographs of gold coins and ingots.

Why it matters

This is a dated auction record, rather than a retrospective wreck narrative. It preserves how Central America gold was described and offered at this particular sale, making it useful for comparing individual lots, assayer markings and documented auction history. Its estimates belong to the 2000 sale, not today's market.

Who it's for

Collectors and researchers working on SS Central America provenance, California Gold Rush coinage, private-mint gold and assayers' ingots, especially when tracing an object to the December 2000 sale.