Steam Ship Central America
“The Ship of Gold”
The gold bars recovered from the S.S. Central America are perhaps the most talked-about treasure from the shipwreck. These bars are sizable, to say the least, and vary in weight, purity, and value. Found on the ship were gold ingots from the Assay Office of Harris, Marchand & Co. (197 J St. Sacramento, CA), Assay Office and Banking House of Henry Hentsch (120 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA), Justh & Hunter Assayers (188 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA), and Kellogg & Humbert Assayers (108 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA). Stack’s Bowers Galleries has had a rich history of selling S.S. Central America gold bars. To see more bars and past prices realized, visit our Auction Archives.
Gold Bars of the S.S. Central America
Sold For $155,250
Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot
No. 9494, 41.47 Ounces, 889 Fine
$762.10 Contemporary Value
Justh & Hunter
No. 9494
Sold For $71,300
Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot
No. 9522, 19.34 Ounces, 891 Fine
$356.21 Contemporary Value
Justh & Hunter
No. 9522
Sold For $102,000
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 249, 17.12 Ounces, 881 Fine
$311.78 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 249
Sold For $80,500
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 250, 31.69 Ounces, 881 Fine
$577.13 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 250
Sold For $83,375
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 615, 102.7 Ounces, 903 Fine
$1,907.17 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 615
Sold For $223,250
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 685, 111.63 Ounces, 896 Fine
$2,067.61 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 685
Sold For $149,500
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 789, 75.64 Ounces, 826 Fine
$1,291.54 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 789
Sold For $132,250
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 794, 56.91 Ounces, 880 Fine
$1,035.26 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 794
Sold For $103,500
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 803, 39.74 Ounces, 887 Fine
$728.66 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 803
Sold For $218,500
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 806, 103.96 Ounces, 896 Fine
$1,925.54 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 806
Sold For $141,000
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 854, 45.19 Ounces, 893 Fine
$834.20 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 854
Sold For $74,750
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 869, 21.36 Ounces, 843 Fine
$372.22 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 869
Sold For $372,000
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot
No. 957, 136.30 Ounces, 892 Fine
$2,513.27 Contemporary Value
Kellogg & Humbert No. 957
Gold Face Plates of the S.S. Central America
S.S. Central America Treasure
Justh & Hunter Gold Face Plate
No. 4293, 106.08 Ounces, 887 Fine
$1,945.07 Contemporary Value
10.1 Ounces Current Weight
Justh & Hunter
No. 4293
Sold For $25,300
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Face Plate
No. 501, 135.33 Ounces, 898 Fine
$2,512.17 Contemporary Value
20.0 Ounces Current Weight
Kellogg & Humbert No. 501
Sold For $40,800
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Face Plate
No. 562, 198.03 Ounces, 859 Fine
$3,516.43 Contemporary Value
19.05 Ounces Current Weight
Kellogg & Humbert No. 562
Sold For $32,400
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Face Plate
No. 670, 124.13 Ounces, 871 Fine
$2,234.98 Contemporary Value
11.2 Ounces Current Weight
Kellogg & Humbert No. 670
S.S. Central America Treasure
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Face Plate
No. 672, 178.43 Ounces, 882 Fine
$3,253.24 Contemporary Value
Unknown Current Weight
Kellogg & Humbert No. 672
Sold For $60,000
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Face Plate
No. 901, 490.32 Ounces, 865 Fine
$8,767.46 Contemporary Value
36.5 Ounces Current Weight
Kellogg & Humbert No. 901
Sold For $34,500
Kellogg & Humbert Gold Face Plate
No. 963, 457.75 Ounces, 886 Fine
$8,383.78 Contemporary Value
28.5 Ounces Current Weight
Kellogg & Humbert No. 963