Two artifacts I need an insurance value on. NFS. Estiments are ok. Thanks

[Rocsteddie]

Look up for pictures of artifacts. One stone with carvings on both sides and one Copper Culture knife blade. Judge for yourself. Thanks for viewing .

 

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[Sandman]

You have to be careful with these as I've seem fake relics like these in pawn shops. Don't ask an Archie about them as they will soon confiscate them if they even think the are genuine.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Need more info on them, where you found them, in water or buried etc....

 

[Rocsteddie]

That's unfortunate as they will all ways be priceless to me.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

No one here can give you true insurance values. You need to have them authenticated and professionally appraised.

 

[Rocsteddie]

Here are the artifacts for all that view. Even though no one on Tnet will be able to give me an estimate. View attachment 1058940View attachment 1058941

 

[Rocsteddie]

OK. Thanks

 

[Rocsteddie]

You have to be careful with these as I've seem fake relics like these in pawn shops. Don't ask an Archie about them as they will soon confiscate them if they even think the are genuine.

Its been almost a year and I have not been able to find any thing on any web site, pawn shops or any Native American sites associated with this stone carving. I would be very interested in seeing any pictures that you may have seen in pawn shops or any where else. I have shown the stone to many knowledgeable people and non have a clue as to why and who created it.

 

[goldkey]

The piece with the carvings on it looks to be part of a mold. See the v shape at the top of the figures.
If another piece was joined to it on both sides then you could pour metal down into it and make the figures using molten gold/silver...etc.
Just my opinion....but I have dealt with a lot of ceramics in my past. If you look at ceramic chess sets for example....I designed
a football chess set in 1985.....was soon to be copied by many other companies.

*If I were you I would look for those figures in the stone as individual pieces made of some kind of metal...if they can be found.

 

[Rocsteddie]

OK thanks. FYI: I did create a thread entitled How lucky to find one artifact but two hard to believe. And received a post from Muddyhandz with a photo of the small round single cross bar modes that he had found in Canada.
I did make two modes of the stone using a low melting point(210 degrees) alloy medal to give me better idea as to what they may look like( also did Play Doh and Silly Putty). What came out was quite interesting. Here are photos of the modes.View attachment 1202830View attachment 1202831

 

[Rocsteddie]

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Need more info on them, where you found them, in water or buried etc....

It found me by accident while using a pitchfork to cleanup after a storm on my property in the Biwabik Township in Northern Minnesota only a few inches under the ground. The two white marks on the human figure side where made by the points of the pitchfork.