Bannerstone, beach surface find

[deldave]

This surface find was out of my league as a detectorist and beachcomber. When i saw this sitting in the surf on the sand and approached it I was shocked to realize I knew what it was right away. This comes from someone who has never been able to find a complete point of any sort in my 65 yrs of searching ( i was born to search!). It is so symmetrical and the hole is true and centered (it was packed with sand when I found it). I washed it in plain water and now I am going to see about getting it authenticated and appraised.

 

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[oxbowbarefoot]

Without a doubt that is a banner find! Incredible!

 

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[newnan man]

Beautiful, it has not been into the surf too long or it would be worn to a nub. You can see some of it is worn by the sand. Beautiful artifact, I voted banner as well. Congratulations.

 

[rebbel31]

That's an awesome piece of history. Congrats on your soon to be banner. My votes in.

 

[sandchip]

My banner vote: "So incredibly rare to find nowadays, especially that type, so fragile, and in perfect condition. Many collectors go a lifetime without finding even a broken one."

What a great reward for so many years of searching. It really doesn't get any better than that. Would love to have seen a picture of it laying in situ just as you found it. I was just thinking yesterday that on the heels of Gator's great point find, that now somebody needs to find a bannerstone, and I'll be damned if you didn't do it! A true banner find!

I'll also be damned if I'd send it off anywhere for authentication. It's good. You don't need to take the risk in having anybody tell you what we already know.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Got my Banner vote as well. Spectacular find!!

 

[tamrock]

Congrats on a very rare find

 

[MosesOfTheSouth]

my votes in. congrats man.

 

[creekhunter]

Yep BANNER!!!! Way to go, what a find.

 

[angelito1]

Wow....I vote banner for banner stone..................

 

[rock]

Makes me want to go to the beach. Just think I use to look for shells never thought to look for artifacts, congrats on the find.

 

[gusnuts]

Wow that is an awesome find.

 

[choo]

Congrats on making the Banner! It got my vote killer piece!

 

[CHUDs]

Holy cow! What an unbelievable find in the surf! Congratulations,!

 

[theviking]

WOW, killer find. Thanks for the show.

 

[sandchip]

Why the heck is this thing not on top yet?!

 

[Charl]

Why the heck is this thing not on top yet?!

I've been wondering the same thing for a couple of days now. I don't know how many votes for banner are required before it's a banner find, but going by other threads of finds that made banner, it just seems like it would be on top by now....

 

[Wandermore91]

I would’ve peed myself

 

[sandchip]

I've been wondering the same thing for a couple of days now. I don't know how many votes for banner are required before it's a banner find, but going by other threads of finds that made banner, it just seems like it would be on top by now....

I wonder about the whole procedure sometimes...

 

[arrow86]

I wonder about the whole procedure sometimes...

Yeah really what gives ??
These are hardly ever found and if they are there usually broken the quality and rarity of this amazing artifact alone should make it a banner

 

[monsterrack]

That is a banner find in any ones book.