UBB.threads Forums General Interest Other Hobbies and Collections, like sports cars, movies, music,etc ARROW AND SPEARHEADS-BEADS, AXE,BIRDSTONE-HELP ?

HELLO FELLOW COLLECTORS-I BOUGHT THIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARTIFACTS FROM A GUY A FEW DAYS AGO,HE TOLD ME THEY BELONGED TO HIS GRANDFATHER WHO HAD PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO. HE TOLD ME HIS GRANDFATHER FOUND THESE THINGS ON HIS FARM HE HAD IN INDIANA. CAN ANY OF YOU TELL ME WHAT I HAVE. THERE ARE 2 NECKLACES,1 AXE HEAD THAT WEIGHS 10LBS. A CARVED PIECE HE CALLED A BIRDSTONE AND AN ASSORTMENT OF ARROW AND SPEARHEADS-19 PIECES. ANY HELP PLEASE. THANKS PAUL

I know a little, first the beads are a mix of trade beads and Indian made so these are put together from single finds. The effigy stone I think is from further south from the mound builder culture and the points appear to be a big mixture some probably found in the area some from the south. Trouble is when you pick something up and do not record it then it is was it is a point with no history

PAUL

thanks paulbear- i think i am going to send them to someone that can grade and tell me if they are old or new.

Looks like some nice stuff. we had some luck with rainbow traders auction place. but some hit and some fizzled.

thanks jerry-i sent them out to see if they are old or newly made. i doubt they are old. if they are i hit the jackpot.paul

Paul, you seem to be into every thing.
the beads do look correct on the stone colored ones (not sure on the "red" ones.
yes these a common ! in Illinois, southern part of the state around Marshal county.
very common to find ,IF you know where to look. right now would be great , with the harvest gone out of the fields.
my uncle lives down there & has (had ?) coffee cans full of these.
I have some too. found in a small river by his house. up stream is where they lived.
ax head looks similar to one he has. not sure on the points , but so far ,seems good.
jeff

hello jeff-i sent them out to find out what i had. they all came out newly made. i guess if you want to be sure you have to dig them up yourself. thanks paul

Well , that bites !!!
nice looking group.
If you ever go to the city of marshal , marshal county, Ill. ; just ask .... any one there can point you in the direction of the farm area, ect. to find the real thing.
when the crops are harvested ,Would be best ,& the farmer does not mind at all.
He'll tell you that.
jeff

the newly made "points" are still worth respectable money, check out eBay, theres an exhausting amount of "completed" point auctions and sales there.
I've got about 50 points in my collection, about 18 are authentic. My wife has
55 acres in Humphries. County, TN, some very nice points have been found on her land. Good Luck with your new interest.