Luck of the Irish. Hemetite celt!!!

[digordie]

My friend just found this on his farm. Check out the viens! Is it normal for them to be sharp on both ends?

 

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[Twitch]

Really cool! I love anything hematite. I don't think I've ever seen a double bitted celt like that. Great find.

 

[Americus]

That's a nice find. Thanks for sharing.

 

[catherine1]

Cool celt. I have found one and it is in very bad shape.Thanks for the pics

 

[digordie]

Thanks guys. He wants to sell it. Any ideas as to its monitary value?

 

[GatorBoy]

You should offer him 20 bucks.
I'm surprised.. .... your friend.... wouldn't just give it to you.

 

[digordie]

You should offer him 20 bucks.

Is that really all they are valued at?

 

[digordie]

I told him i thought they were pretty valuable. So he wanted me to find out for sure.

 

[GatorBoy]

If your "friend" just found that today and does not want to do anything but sell it... it can't mean that much to him. Does he hunt for artifacts to sell?.... your friend?

 

[digordie]

If your "friend" just found that today and does not want to do anything but sell it... it can't mean that much to him. Does he hunt for artifacts to sell?.... your friend?

He doesnt hunt at all. It was a lucky find, but i love artifacts and thought it to be a really good one,so his ears are perked.

 

[rock]

I have seen Celts perfect that only bring $50 so $20 would be a fair price. Its got some nice color bit there is damage on it which brings down the value quite a bit. It would look good in a frame though. In your collection

 

[digordie]

I have seen Celts perfect that only bring $50 so $20 would be a fair price. Its got some nice color bit there is damage on it which brings down the value quite a bit. It would look good in a frame though. In your collection

Oops... well i guess i got his hopes too high. I was thinking in the hundreds...

 

[GatorBoy]

The "asking" price for this one on Roadrunner Artifacts is 350 dollars.

 

[rock]

Asking and getting is different. You could ask anything you want.

 

[GaRebel1861]

That's a nice find for sure. Would have made the display case here. Congratulations to your friend.

 

[GatorBoy]

Asking and getting is different. You could ask anything you want.

I'm sure it also depends on how knowledgeable the person doing the asking is.. and who they're trying to sell to. ... you can find some ridiculously good deals in antique stores sometimes because the people really just don't know much about rocks. And often use things like eBay as a benchmark for pricing.... ooohhh ..nooooo!

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Nice looking Hematite Celt. Top dollar for one in that shape would be $50 to $75 max.

 

[rock]

Thanks Reaper

 

[digordie]

Okay thanks guys for all the info.

 

[GTK96]

I think banding in hematite (correct me if im wrong) means that it formed during the Precambrian age which makes it older than normal hematite, and among the oldest rock in the world....the bands were due to oxygen being released by the first oxygen-producing organisms to inhabit the earth called stromatolites, which were blobs of algae, which "layered" overtop the normally iron rich layers of the rock

Oh yeah, and cool find 😎