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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...