7 inch spear point sells for.......WOW!

[treasurejack]

It took place at a public auction in Findlay Ohio, as reported in the "Lima News", it was a rare Archaic spear point with dovetail between 2000 & 4000 years old, it sold for $121,000.00 !!!! According to the article I guess less then fifteen of them have ever been found, (or at least reported.) I don't have a link or picture but I'm sure there's one out there if you want to search for it. Just thought I'd pass the word around in case any of you might not recognize the true value of that great find you made last year. lol

[fossis]

Wow, is right Treasurejack, I better have my (turkeytail) appraised.

Good story, fossis..................

[alwayslookin]

That is pretty amazing. Hope we can find the picture and the story.

Dave

[alwayslookin]

Ok I found the link...here is the story..

http://www.limanews.com/story.php?IDnum=34385&q=spear

[Atlantis0077]

Morning,

And there is the root of the problem.

Collectors and speculators are continuing to run the price of artifacts through the roof. People see something like that, which must be a really oustanding and rare piece to garner such a prize price, and think that all relics are priced thusly.

This in turn fuels a desperate search for relics by those hoping for a quick buck and puts all sites at peril from pot hunters and scavengers. Because of such indiscriminate looting, tribes and governmental agencies now have the impetus to enact laws against ALL collecting.

It would not surprise me at all for it to be illegal soon to even possess an arrowhead as crazy as they are getting with this stuff. Looks like greed on the part of some is about to end another wonderful hobby for all.


Atlantis

[pickaway]

Yeah it was the buzz at the last ASO chapter meeting.I would never pay that much for a artifact.
heres a link with pic and story of this big flint ridge peice.
http://www.oldbarn.com/

[treasurejack]

All so very ture, however, the other side of this same "fueling" problem that none of us want to admit is that most of us would in fact sell our prize arrowhead for $121,000. The buying and selling of artifacts, even between club members, has been going on for a long time, we all know guys who buy pieces for their personal collections, some waiting for the right price and others paying top dollar. Yes, $121,000 gets noticed, but in terms of "root" that particular sell and others like it cannot be claimed the "roots" to the problem. In my opinion the actual root to the problem is the actual buying and selling, regardless of the cost and reasons.

[bean man]

You hit the nail on the head,Treasurejack.
bm

[Michael Karr]

Here's a picture of it,Big Dovetail blade,EARLY ARCHAIC 10,000--7,000 BP