Got my Levi authenticated as well as a few more

[Lone Star]

I just love getting points back in the mail with COA's.
It's like Christmas.

 

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[villagenut]

They look good without a COA, so I wouldn't have bothered. Did you find them yourself.

 

[CreekSide]

The last one has a Benton look to it. All 3 a really nice looking points.

 

[antmike915]

Nice 👍 If I sent any of mine to get authenticated I would be a nervous wreck thinking they would get "lost" in the mail.

 

[dognose]

Very nice.

Are St. Charles point found in Texas much?

I don't know William M German, nor of his authentication service, but the 3rd COA list the source as "From the Mike Nichols Auction."

A word of caution, if the seller was Mike Nichols Auctions 215 S. Main Street Warren, AR 71671, in my view, some of those items listed could be questionable.

Not saying yours are, but this auction house is one flagged as a known seller of reproductions.

I am advocating caution is all. It's "Buyer Beware"

How many authentic platform pipes are floating around, yet this auction house has multiples every sale.

I could go on here, but will not.

I am sure there will be some "armchair quarterbacks" who will blast me, but that the way it goes.

Caution is the word.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Very nice.

Are St. Charles point found in Texas much?

I don't know William M German, nor of his authentication service, but the 3rd COA list the source as "From the Mike Nichols Auction."

A word of caution, if the seller was Mike Nichols Auctions 215 S. Main Street Warren, AR 71671, in my view, some of those items listed could be questionable.

Not saying yours are, but this auction house is one flagged as a known seller of reproductions.

I am advocating caution is all. It's "Buyer Beware"

How many authentic platform pipes are floating around, yet this auction house has multiples every sale.

I could go on here, but will not.

I am sure there will be some "armchair quarterbacks" who will blast me, but that the way it goes.

Caution is the word.

Yes the St. Charles variety is found in N.E. Texas, E.Tex & W.La. I have been in the water on the Sabine river and saw one dredged up while grubbing and it was given the thumbs up by German when taken to a show Texas...

 

[Older The Better]

The whole mailing thing would have me nervous too. I know with personal finds there’s not really any need for a coa, but if I didn’t have to mail in my stuff I’d probably get some anyway I think they enhance the collection, and may add a layer of id/value/ease of sale in the future if a family member is trying to deal with my collection… oh and very nice points, the early lance, am I reading that right that it is associated with dalton?

 

[fishstick]

That's why I tell people I'm a hunter, not a collector. Everything I have is found by me and even tho some are killers most are field grade. The reason I started hunting was one reason and one reason only, THE THRILL!!!!! Picking something up that has not been held in thousands of years and the things that go thru ones head is it. Not putting down anyone that buys but like dognose said you HAVE to buy with caution. Years ago we were invited to a party, the one hosting had a VERY large collection. After a while he started bragging how he knapped most of it and showed off all the COA's he had because he sold a lot of stuff. He just got back that day COA's on 4 large Hardin blades worth $$$$'s. I wanted to rip his head off his shoulders and told my wife we had to leave before I did!!!! Tainting our hobby is all he was doing and that's why you have to take COA's with a big grain of salt!!

 

[Lone Star]

They look good without a COA, so I wouldn't have bothered. Did you find them yourself.

No they were auction purchases. For resale I had to make sure.

 

[Lone Star]

Nice 👍 If I sent any of mine to get authenticated I would be a nervous wreck thinking they would get "lost" in the mail.

I had 10 killers stolen from an authenticators mailbox before the postman picked them up and scanned them. They were all points I found over the last 40 years or so. It hurts for sure.

 

[Relicgrubber]

If I have anything that needs Authenticated, I wait and bring them to the bigger shows in Texas.

Bill and Carlos are at most of them and Dwain is always at the Annual Temple Show.

 

[Lone Star]

Very nice.

Are St. Charles point found in Texas much?

I don't know William M German, nor of his authentication service, but the 3rd COA list the source as "From the Mike Nichols Auction."

A word of caution, if the seller was Mike Nichols Auctions 215 S. Main Street Warren, AR 71671, in my view, some of those items listed could be questionable.

Not saying yours are, but this auction house is one flagged as a known seller of reproductions.

I am advocating caution is all. It's "Buyer Beware"

How many authentic platform pipes are floating around, yet this auction house has multiples every sale.

I could go on here, but will not.

I am sure there will be some "armchair quarterbacks" who will blast me, but that the way it goes.

Caution is the word.

I too have purchased auction items that were modern. That is a chance you take. As I started selling off parts of my collection, i feel it's only fair to get artifacts I didn't find myself authenticated prior to selling them to an unsuspecting and trusting person. Plus if you sell a modern it will create a hassle in the artifact community that I don't need after 40 some years of good relations with all.

A good authenticator can tell modern from prehistoric. As I'm getting too old to go on weekly digs anymore, I'm doing this more these days.

 

[Lone Star]

If I have anything that needs Authenticated, I wait and bring them to the bigger shows in Texas.

Bill and Carlos are at most of them and Dwain is always at the Annual Temple Show.

That's great, but they usually won't take them at shows. You still need to send them.

 

[Lone Star]

They look good without a COA, so I wouldn't have bothered. Did you find them yourself.

no, not these.

 

[fishstick]

I too have purchased auction items that were modern. That is a chance you take. As I started selling off parts of my collection, i feel it's only fair to get artifacts I didn't find myself authenticated prior to selling them to an unsuspecting and trusting person. Plus if you sell a modern it will create a hassle in the artifact community that I don't need after 40 some years of good relations with all.

A good authenticator can tell modern from prehistoric. As I'm getting too old to go on weekly digs anymore, I'm doing this more these days.

I disagree. They've ALL been fooled at some point or another, I don't care who they are. They're Pro's in the faking business just like everything else.