Native American Artifacts from WI

[WiscoSiD]

Hi all,

I was hoping someone here could give me some information about the items in picture below and if any of them hold any monetary value. I unfortunately don't know much about them outside of the fact that I have a couple of copper spearheads and a collection of arrowheads. The collection was my great uncles and it has been in the family for many years. If anyone knows anything about what I have or where I could find more information about the items it would be great appreciated.

Cheers!

 

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[jmaschal]

I don’t know much about your area but like the variety.

http://www.projectilepoints.net/Search/Wisconsin_Stemmed.html.


Link help ID point types

 

[justonemore]

Great collection your great uncle collected. None of the points stand out as being worth a whole lot. The two cooper points are quite nice though.

 

[newnan man]

They are nice, the copper ones are really pretty special & may have some value. I agree that they are not high dollar points. Keeping them in the family is what I would do.

 

[gordonquixote]

Not much value in the stone points, the one nice copper one may be worth a few bucks.

 

[joshuaream]

The copper pieces are great. How long are they? Size will play a lot with the value, even on the common stone pieces.

If you were to sell them to a dealer, I think you are looking at hundreds not thousands of dollars.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

The broken pieces in the bottom three rows are basically only good for study pieces and really no monetary value. Now, having said that, if everything was found on one site then being site material the broken pieces would have some value but still not much. The rest are still nice and would probably fetch a few hundred dollars. Hopefully you decide to keep them and display them proudly.

 

[WiscoSiD]

Thank you all for your expertise on the pieces. I really appreciate all the helpful feedback! We do intend to keep the collection in the family but we wanted to know what we had. The items originated in Chenequa, WI. My great uncle owned farm land in this area and we were told he collected these during that time. He was an avid outdoorsman and it is hard to say if each piece originated here but we feel fairly confident many did.

Thanks again everyone!

 

[georgia flatlander]

They are worth more as keepsakes than on the artifacts market!

 

[WiscoSiD]

Found a bit more about the land the pieces were likely discovered on. Figured I would just share for anyone that might be interested. My great uncle George farmed plot 3 in the 1950's before he eventually sold the property to Harry Quadracci. George having no claim to fame is not mentioned in the book about the history of Pine Lake but the land and the tribes that passed through these parts are mentioned.

 

[Shorewalker]

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[Flip N. Rocks]

Thanks for sharing your points. I have yet to find a point in Wisconsin. That'll change someday. Plenty of history around these parts.