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[Centsless Detecting]

Found this 15 minutes ago in central Wisconsin. Still shaking in my boots. Is this the real deal? I did hit it with my shovel chasing a quarter signal.. How do I prevent it from flaking apart? For now it's in a zipper bag till I get home later today. I hope this is real. Always wanted to find a Copper spear.

 

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[Centsless Detecting]

Congradulations on making the banner!

Congratulations on the banner that is a sweet find! Nice to see a N/A artifact up there.

Thank you both so much. It's still so surreal for me. This hobby is so full of surprises. It's been kind of a crappy year for my family this year. This find is a very welcome and needed suprise that's for sure. I'll take a victory like this any day.

 

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[johnnycat]

Honestly, I wouldn't care if it got a banner...It is the find of a lifetime. Great job!

 

[MAMucker]

Awesome, I nominate for banner (can't find the button, do they still do this?)

Sawtooth-base Points​

These unique types of projectile point are less commonly found. There are fewer than 20 in the museum collection and they were found in both Michigan and Wisconsin. The size range is usually smaller, between 4 to 15 centimeters. The saw-tooth-base is an ingenious form of hafting, resulting in a very secure projectile.

Copper Artifacts | Milwaukee Public Museum

Over the past century and a half the discovery of thousands of copper artifacts, primarily on Wisconsin soil, has given rise to speculation and interpretation of their manufacture and function. Many of these artifacts leave little doubt as to their probable function, but others are not so well...

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Great read. Thank you for adding to the thread.

 

[MAMucker]

Wonderful find!

 

[dognose]

wow, amazing
congratulations on such a great find

 

[Tnmountains]

Beautiful copper culture artifact!

 

[pjad57]

A museum piece for sure!

 

[DownEast_Detecting]

Holy crap! One of the coolest things I’ve seen on here for sure! Congratulations.

 

[Cubfan64]

Don't give away any specific location, but my great great aunt and uncle had a farm in the town of Clayton, WI (Winnebago County) and after they passed, my grandfather found a cigarbox full of arrowheads they had found while digging in the garden next to the house.

I was allowed to choose one, and I picked the only non-stone one of course (see image attached)

You said you found yours in Central WI - can you say what county? I suspect these came down to central and southern WI through trade from the upper great lakes where raw copper is very common in spots.

Nice find - where there's one, there might be more

 

[Lone Star]

Found this 15 minutes ago in central Wisconsin. Still shaking in my boots. Is this the real deal? I did hit it with my shovel chasing a quarter signal.. How do I prevent it from flaking apart? For now it's in a zipper bag till I get home later today. I hope this is real. Always wanted to find a Copper spear.

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Whoa Nelly ! I'm shaking too. That is a fantastic find. Congratulations !!

 

[Kona Koma]

Found this 15 minutes ago in central Wisconsin. Still shaking in my boots. Is this the real deal? I did hit it with my shovel chasing a quarter signal.. How do I prevent it from flaking apart? For now it's in a zipper bag till I get home later today. I hope this is real. Always wanted to find a Copper spear.

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Amazing! Think of the history.

 

[SkyPirate]

Found this 15 minutes ago in central Wisconsin. Still shaking in my boots. Is this the real deal? I did hit it with my shovel chasing a quarter signal.. How do I prevent it from flaking apart? For now it's in a zipper bag till I get home later today. I hope this is real. Always wanted to find a Copper spear.

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Great find!

 

[unclemac]

Great find!

post this as a new posting asap

 

[Garscale]

post this as a new posting asap

My first time seeing your amazing artifact. It is rare among rare artifacts. I'm so glad you shared this

 

[deltamann]

Found this 15 minutes ago in central Wisconsin. Still shaking in my boots. Is this the real deal? I did hit it with my shovel chasing a quarter signal.. How do I prevent it from flaking apart? For now it's in a zipper bag till I get home later today. I hope this is real. Always wanted to find a Copper spear.

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Outstanding Find. First one of those I have seen dug!

 

[SilverDreams]

Wow! Amazing find!

 

[Dragonpride]

Congrats on a Awesome Find. That is soo cool! I'm feel privileged just seeing it. Thanks for sharing. Please keep us updated on that fine piece of history. Like date or age & the people maybe that would have used it.

Wow, nice find!

 

[Dragonpride]

Found this 15 minutes ago in central Wisconsin. Still shaking in my boots. Is this the real deal? I did hit it with my shovel chasing a quarter signal.. How do I prevent it from flaking apart? For now it's in a zipper bag till I get home later today. I hope this is real. Always wanted to find a Copper spear.

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[IDXMonster]

This is from the Milwaukee Public Museum, you definitely have something in the range of a few thousand years old…and rare.

 

[Centsless Detecting]

This is from the Milwaukee Public Museum, you definitely have something in the range of a few thousand years old…and rare.

Good to hear from you IDX. Yes very old and rare indeed. I would love to take a trip up to the Copper Culture museum in Oconto soon and get some more context of the spear. Believe me I never thought I'd find something like this.