Eastern Colorado artifacts

[Dananjess7]

I inherited a collection from my grandpa. He hunted in eastern Colorado. Anyone know anything about them?

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I inherited a collection from my grandpa. He hunted in eastern Colorado. Anyone know anything about them?

Your grandfather spent some of his time in a rewarding manner. Congratulations on your inheritance (if that’s OK to say). If you ever think you need to sell, respect his time and find a worthy individual. They are not making those anymore. They were obviously important to your grandfather and he was proud of them. In closing, condolences on your family loss. That can be very rough and sometimes the loss hits later than a person would expect.

I have so many questions for my grandparents, yet the world keeps spinning.

 

[Dananjess7]

Your grandfather spent some of his time in a rewarding manner. Congratulations on your inheritance (hopefully). If you ever think you need to sell, respect his time and find a worthy individual. They are not making those anymore. They were obviously important to your grandfather and he was proud of them.

Unfortunately, with my grandmas passing at the end of last year, I am trying to sell them. Funeral cost hit pretty hard and I need help with bills. I know he really valued the and soent a lot of time collecting them. I am hoping to find a buyer who would cherish them as my grandfather did.

 

[Dananjess7]

Please re-read my edited response. What I initially said comes off cold.

Thank you. And I didn't take your initial post negatively.. i have gotten a lot of negative feedback for trying to sell them. I can understand coming from a collectors mindset, and having an attachment to something the someone spent countless hours/days/YEARS finding and collecting . I know how much these ment to my grandpa. I don't have the same passion for them that he did.. or that other collectors have. That doesn't mean that I don't respect my grandpa or his passion for these. I totally do respect everything about them. I know these are better off in the hands of someone who values them As much as my grandfather did. They deserve to be with someone who is as passionate as my grandfather was about them. And if he was faced with having to sell them to pay for his wife's funeral (my grandmother) than he would trade them all in a heartbeat.. even though I am not as passionate about them as he was .. I still wouldn't sell them unless I absolutely had to. So I understand what you were saying and I respect what you said. Thank you for clarifying though

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Thread cleaned up a bit on my side. May I suggest re-posting this on the North American Artifact sub-forum here? There is a half dozen to a dozen knowledgeable folks that will surely chime in with specifics. Not values likely, but perhaps “names” and approximate culture era.

Some people sell, but most of us take enjoyment in the time outdoors with family or in solitude. The search, the research, the knowledge gained learning about how humanity lived and survived, that hands on direct connection to history. Once you start getting into. It, you would realize it really IS NOT about “collecting” at all. Difficult to explain but anyone that knows - knows.

 

[Dananjess7]

Thread cleaned up a bit on my side. May I suggest re-posting this on the North American Artifact sub-forum here? There is a half dozen to a dozen knowledgeable folks that will surely chime in with specifics. Not values likely, but perhaps “names” and approximate culture era.

Some people sell, but most of us take enjoyment in the time outdoors with family or in solitude. The search, the research, the knowledge gained learning about how humanity lived and survived, that hands on direct connection to history. Once you start getting into. It, you would realize it really IS NOT about “collecting” at all. Difficult to explain but anyone that knows - knows.

I understand more than you realize. My grandpas passion wasn't necessarily in the collection of artifacts but in the preservation of the history of the state of Colorado. He work on city council for 30 years. He volunteered on the citys historic commission, and the parks and recreation department. He was a huge advocator for preserving the states parks and history. He was so involved in his mission that when he passed away, they named a nature trail after him due to his love of the outdoors. I too am fascinated with history and how our ancestors used to live and how they lived .. history is highly fascinating and interesting... Some of these arrowheads heads are remarkable in how they were made. They are just as much a piece of art as they were a necessary tool for the people that made them... The fact that the have survived thousands of years .. I totally appreciate the beauty and aweness of it ....

 

[Dananjess7]

This is the trail named after my grandpa

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I understand more than you realize. My grandpas passion wasn't necessarily in the collection of artifacts but in the preservation of the history of the state of Colorado. He work on city council for 30 years. He volunteered on the citys historic commission, and the parks and recreation department. He was a huge advocator for preserving the states parks and history. He was so involved in his mission that when he passed away, they named a nature trail after him due to his love of the outdoors. I too am fascinated with history and how our ancestors used to live and how they lived .. history is highly fascinating and interesting... Some of these arrowheads heads are remarkable in how they were made. They are just as much a piece of art as they were a necessary tool for the people that made them... The fact that the have survived thousands of years .. I totally appreciate the beauty and aweness of it ....

What I ponder on is how quickly a mature adult could crank out a tool or weapon point.

The real effort sometimes was collecting/mining/trading for suitable material to work.

Some times the source of the “good stuff” was found on adjacent tribal territory that your tribe may be at war with. Lots of back door deals were sealed I bet. Many “poor” tribes.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

This is the trail named after my grandpa

That’s neat. A good legacy that should last awhile.

 

[old digger]

Your grandpa found some very nice complete points. And my condolences for your loss. I am quite convinced that that assortment of metal trade points were most likely found near a historic (Within the last 200 some years) battle. Brings to mind that he did a history search to locate and find them. Very nice collection! I personally have found several of those Trade Points, and they are not that easy to find unless you actually know of a site that you may find them at.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Moving thread to our Indian Artifact Forum for our members with most indian artifact knowledge.

 

[newnan man]

Those are very nice artifacts and the story of your grandfathers life long hobby in finding them is a good one. Condolences on his passing, he sounds like he was a fine man. Personally I would keep them as a family heirloom but no one would fault you for selling them. As for money that is a fine collection with providence but the artifact market today is struggling and you may not get what it's worth. I know little about Colorado points as I collect Mid-west and Florida artifacts but they are decent points and numerous so definitely something a collector would value.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Those are very nice artifacts and the story of your grandfathers life long hobby in finding them is a good one. Condolences on his passing, he sounds like he was a fine man. Personally I would keep them as a family heirloom but no one would fault you for selling them. As for money that is a fine collection with providence but the artifact market today is struggling and you may not get what it's worth. I know little about Colorado points as I collect Mid-west and Florida artifacts but they are decent points and numerous so definitely something a collector would value.

I agree with Newnan, I would keep them and hand them down.

 

[tamrock]

Great collection which took years to assemble I'm sure.

 

[opalboy]

Fantastic collection! There are some really old ones in #8. They’re always worth more to you and your family, but, someone would love them.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Your Grandpa had a very nice collection and a great eye for displaying it.

 

[Dananjess7]

Your Grandpa had a very nice collection and a great eye for displaying it.

Thank you

 

[Dananjess7]

For everyone saying keep them and hand them down .. I wish it were that simple. I am ONLY selling them because I'm in a financial bind and this is my only option to keep a roof over my kids head and keep the electric on.... Not gonna get into details but had some things happen recently that took a financial roll and if I don't do something my kids will go without even the bare necessities....

 

[tamrock]

For everyone saying keep them and hand them down .. I wish it were that simple. I am ONLY selling them because I'm in a financial bind and this is my only option to keep a roof over my kids head and keep the electric on.... Not gonna get into details but had some things happen recently that took a financial roll and if I don't do something my kids will go without even the bare necessities....

I totally understand. Been in that predicament myself. At times you just gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[Older The Better]

I’m no buyer or seller but this first on I think is called a Mallory, and the other two pics are ones that could be significantly older than most, maybe some Cody complex stuff in 8.