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The listing, Arrowheads... Broken Points and Flakes has ended.

These are Authentic Native American arrowheads.

There are 8 Broken Projectile Points and 1 Flake.
The flake is in the lower right hand corner of the photo and is nothing more than a flake that was chipped off while an arrowhead was being made.

The plows have not been kind to these points, and these have very little actual value due to their condition, but they will give anyone that's interested in these old relics alot of satisfaction from studying the detail of the rocks. The three stemmed points in the middle row would be classified as Hardin Points due to the shape of their stemmed bases.
The point in the very center is a very old Paleo point and is a prehistoric stone. It has Great patina and weathering.
These are all personal finds of mine, and I will Guarantee the authenticity of all of them. I found all of these a few miles southwest of Corning, Arkansas in 2007

Good Luck and feel free to ask any questions.

Questions & Comments

I for one would like to see more auctions like this. Just in defense of the seller, most arrowheads come out of the ground looking like this, so if you have some perfectly formed piece you're either very lucky or it is very new. Also, and I hate to say this, the natives in that part of Arkansas were Quapaw and Chickasaw. When the Tsa La Gi were marched through the area they were pretty much past the arrowhead making stage. Now, having risked ruining everyone's bid and potentially harming the owner's sale, I'm going to throw in a bid of my own.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 10:32:07 AM PDT by

Hi and thanks for your bid and for the information.
I'd say that 98% of my finds have been broken or badly chipped. Once in great while I'll find something that's really nice, but you are correct about the perfect points being extremly rare.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 10:52:14 AM PDT by

Have you ever turned up anything other than arrow heads and flaking?

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 10:36:01 AM PDT by

I sure have. I find pieces of broken pottery on a regular basis. Most of the pieces are about the size of a dime, but some are quarter to half dollar size, with markings and design clearly visible on them.
I have also found several near perfect scrapers. One of my scrapers is in perfect condition :) It's very thin and it's approx 2” in diameter and nearly perfectly round. It is a gorgeous maroon to purple colored chert and is prized by me.
Also find an occasional broken drill stem or base, but have never found a drill that was intact.
My most prized find is a small, hard sandstone mortar that measures approx 4” x 3”. It is approx 1” thick. The bottom of the mortar was used as a grinding stone for grinding the edges and the bases of the points and has multiple grooves worn into it. Now the sad part about my mortar. I had my stones out a couple of years ago, and I walked out of the room for a few minutes. When I returned, a friend had picked up the mortar and a broken point, and he was demonstrating to to his wife, how the natives would grind the edges of their points. He had already destroyed the patina in one of the grooves and had just started grinding into another :(( I wasn't happy at all, but he just didn't know any better. Most of the grooves are still weathered and show great patina. I sure wish I would have found the matching pestle, but it was still a killer find.
Better run for now.
Thanks for your interest.
Ron

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 11:25:51 AM PDT by

Ouch! I would have been really mad. I was at a dig in NW Arkansas. A ledge had fallen, likely during the 1812 earthquake. We had jacks and were trying to raise the ledge. The landowner found heads and flakes in his garden every time it rained and there was a waterfall nearby, so we had serious hopes of finding a temporary campsite and who knows what else under that ledge. I got tired and sat just off from the ledge. Started digging around. Came up with several bits of charcoal and an animal bone fragment. Campfire. That led us to an open-ended stone pigment "cup" of some sort. Still had an ochre color in the bottom. We never did get that ledge up.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 11:57:45 AM PDT by

LOL....I did it again..... I posted my reply as a comment instead of a reply. Sorry about that ya'll.
That ledge would have been worth renting a backhoe to move.....LOL
A farmer friend of mine from the Corning, AR area drilled a 12” well a few years ago and was washing the sand out of the new well and let it run continuously for several days. The well was drilled on top of a small rise in the middle of the field. When he returned to shut the well off he found that the running water had cut a fairly deep trench down the side of the rise. After the water dried up in the trench, he discovered literally piles of perfect points that ranged from tiny bird pointsto large elaborate points, knife blades, plumb bobs and a banner stone. Many of the points were so perfect that local experts determined that they were strickly ceremonial stones, and that the wash had apparently cut through an old burial ground. He collected everything he could find and donated them all to a museum in Little Rock. He estimated that he found approx a ½ full 5 gallon bucket. He covered the wash up and still refuses to let anyone hunt the site. It kills me, because I know exactly where it is....LOL but he won't even let me hunt it.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 3:27:58 PM PDT by

Got the pictures. Don't know if its a Gary or not, but am intrigued. I was wondering about the shipping on these? Will you pay it and if not how much is it? Gonna go bid now.

Mar 26th, 2010 at 7:36:36 AM PDT by

Hi topher007,
Thanks for the bid. The shipping is free for these stones. I will send them anywhere in the US via USPS Priority Mail and will wrap and pad each point carefully.
I have had all my rocks out for the past few days, and have decided to get COA's on all of them using Baker Authentication. He was highly recommended to me and is nationally recognized by all the insurance companies. I"m supposed to meet with him today for his preliminary evaluation of my collection. I know they are all authentic, but having paper on them all, will make them much more valuable to my grandkids after I'm gone.

If the winner of this auction doesn't mind waiting for a couple of weeks for delivery of this bonus stone, I will even include a COA for it, (at no charge to the winner) and I will finally know the point's actual classification.

Mar 26th, 2010 at 8:13:34 AM PDT by

Thanks for letting me know i wont be bidding as high on these as these are broken and flakes but hope so see some more nice ones

Mar 21st, 2010 at 6:40:51 PM PDT by

I've been soul searching and trying to decide which of my good points I might be willing to part with......LOL & I promise that I will will list some Awsome artifacts in the near future.
I'm really trying to figure out if there is an actual interest in the artifacts, or rather the interest lies strickly in the value of the stones. To me.... I can not place a value on my good finds, as I remember each and every one of them

Mar 21st, 2010 at 8:43:11 PM PDT by

It's great to be able to be one of the people to get to walk a field after the dirt has been moved around while the field was being leveled.

Mar 27th, 2010 at 11:25:46 AM PDT by

cool it sounds like u have a lot of fun doing that.

Mar 27th, 2010 at 9:47:42 AM PDT by

LOL..... I did it again....... my reply is in the comment box right below this note

Mar 27th, 2010 at 9:28:48 PM PDT by

So how big a ground do u hunt for the points.

Mar 26th, 2010 at 9:55:57 PM PDT by

We hunt about 120 acres here, and we have a friend in the Corning, Arkansas area (just north of here) and we have access to about 1200-1500 acres in 3 different locations there. He has some of the most prime hunting we have left in this area. I fly a cropduster in rice country for a living and I watch for the land leveling equipment. When I see the dirt being moved, I'll make a call to the farmer that I saw moving dirt earlier that day, and ask permission to walk the fresh turned ground. Many will let me hunt, but there have been so many hacks that will dig holes, etc that many of the farmers will just say NOPE!

Mar 26th, 2010 at 10:33:08 PM PDT by

I know the felling back when I was a young kid me and my grandpa would go out sometime when it stoped raining and look in the garden and the field if it had not been planted. I just wish I could do that again. I found two points before the family disowned me and my grandpa put them in his collection so that I could have them back and so that they stayed in good condition because both where full points no chips or brakes.

Mar 26th, 2010 at 8:55:47 PM PDT by

You are right..... After a heavy rain is the the best time ever, to hunt for the rocks. They just glow...... and after a day or 2 they seem to just disappear back into the ground

Mar 26th, 2010 at 9:14:08 PM PDT by

no problem and thanks your listing these broken points I just can't hunt any where except on here LOL.

Mar 26th, 2010 at 7:31:30 PM PDT by

Man I hate that....... anyone that has ever walked while staring at the ground .......hoping to catch a glimse of a point....... has experianced something that few will ever ever know.

Mar 26th, 2010 at 7:47:12 PM PDT by

Highest bidder again.

Mar 26th, 2010 at 3:18:07 PM PDT by

Your on this auction....LOL..
Thanks for your bids

Mar 26th, 2010 at 4:58:45 PM PDT by

Bonus:
If the winner of my auction for the Broken Points doesn't mind waiting for a couple of weeks for delivery of the bonus point, I will even include a Baker COA (Certificate Of Authenticity) for it, (at no charge to the winner) and we will all finally know the point's actual classification. A point with paper is much more valuable than an undocumented point.
I will still ship the broken points as soon as the auction ends and will give the winner the option as to rather or not they want the COA for the bonus point.
Best Regards and Good Luck
Ron

Mar 26th, 2010 at 8:52:56 AM PDT by

It's in my grandmas name but my aunt and uncle are the attorney at lightem and my father and I didn't get along with each other and his side of the family disowned me so I can't step a foot on the property without having the poilce called on me.

Mar 25th, 2010 at 10:48:41 PM PDT by

That's a shame

Mar 26th, 2010 at 5:22:02 AM PDT by

I know I wish I could go back to my grandpa's place because it's about 7 acers big and not all of it has been hunted because it has a woods on it and three different fields and a garden on it. The garden and the feilds have been hunted but not fully and if I could go back there I could probly find some arrowheads besides the ones on here.

Mar 25th, 2010 at 9:22:08 PM PDT by

Is the ground still in your family? if so..... you might be able to work something out

Mar 25th, 2010 at 10:27:47 PM PDT by

My Moms Grandfather was a full bleed Cherokee. On the otherside of my family my Grandfather found arrows on his fathers land when the were building the house he grew up in and did not get to remain in it his last year of life.

Mar 25th, 2010 at 9:13:42 AM PDT by

Finding a good place to hunt for these relics is getting harder and harder in my area. Most of the good spots have been hunted for years now and most of the good finds have already been made.

Mar 25th, 2010 at 12:42:29 PM PDT by

may I have pics of the bonus point please?

Mar 24th, 2010 at 8:08:23 PM PDT by

Good morning,
You sure can. I'll send the pics right away.

Mar 25th, 2010 at 4:39:02 AM PDT by

I'm the high bidder again n hope I stay as top bidder.

Mar 24th, 2010 at 1:45:06 PM PDT by

many thanks for your bids. I listed a modern reproduction here on listia last night. It's a great white repro and I actually watched the guy make it.

Mar 25th, 2010 at 4:34:02 AM PDT by

yes I got it and it's looks real nice pictures don't always do justice.

Mar 24th, 2010 at 3:27:38 AM PDT by

I would call it a Gary point, but a friend of mine says that he thinks it is an Adena. Both types can be found in this area, so who knows :)

Mar 24th, 2010 at 6:27:03 AM PDT by

yes I'm highest bidder again.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 6:50:58 PM PDT by

Thanks for the bid.....did you get the pics of the bonus point?

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 8:15:45 PM PDT by

I am collecting these because my grandpa collected them as well and I'm 1/18 cherokee and very proud to be related to native americans.

Mar 22nd, 2010 at 1:20:35 PM PDT by

Thanks for your bid. I'm happy to see the interest in the old stones.

Mar 22nd, 2010 at 1:41:16 PM PDT by

I am not in them for the money to be quite honest I dont even know how to find out what they are worth I am just a 28 year old with cherokee running threw her blood that wants to collect something from ancesters.. I am interested in them all just more into the ones like I got which is beautiful and would like more like that..

Mar 21st, 2010 at 9:21:53 PM PDT by

Thanks for your bid. I feel the same way and understand completely. I'm glad that you like the other point that you won. It is the smallest one that I have personally ever found.
Godd luck on this one.

Mar 22nd, 2010 at 8:24:16 AM PDT by

Correction: The flake is in the lower left hand corner of the photo with all the points

Mar 21st, 2010 at 10:39:12 AM PDT by

Okay Ya'll...
I've been promising something really nice, so here is.
BONUS to this auction.
I will include in this auction, and guarantee the authenticity of the following projectile point.
1 Virtually perfect Adena or maybe it's a Gary point...
.. I'm really not sure how this one would classify as to me it could go either way, but I am not an expert.
There is a very tiny old chip near the tip of the point and another very small chip out of one of the ears, but both ears are still completely intact. There is also a very small recent chip at the bottom end of the base. You have to really study the stone to see any of the chips.

It measures:
1.78” long
1.2” wide
max thickness = .265”

I think the stone is white chert and there is a very slight pinkish tint on the stem.
This stone has FANTASTIC Patina and was a Personal find of mine, so I will Guarantee it's authenticity as a True Native American Relic.

I can not add a pic of the point to this listing, but I will send pics via email to any interested bidder.
Thanks in advance for your bids and Good Luck to Everyone.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 4:04:33 PM PDT by

That ledge would have been worth renting a backhoe to move.....LOL
A farmer friend of mine from the Corning, AR area drilled a 12” well a few years ago and was washing the sand out of the new well and let it run continuously for several days. The well was drilled on top of a small rise in the middle of the field. When he returned to shut the well off he found that the running water had cut a fairly deep trench down the side of the rise. After the water dried up in the trench, he discovered literally piles of perfect points that ranged from tiny bird pointsto large elaborate points, knife blades, plumb bobs and a banner stone. Many of the points were so perfect that local experts determined that they were strickly ceremonial stones, and that the wash had apparently cut through an old burial ground. He collected everything he could find and donated them all to a museum in Little Rock. He estimated that he found approx a ½ full 5 gallon bucket. He covered the wash up and still refuses to let anyone hunt the site. It kills me, because I know exactly where it is....LOL but he won't even let me hunt it.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 1:18:35 PM PDT by

Thanks for your bid. I'm happy to see the interest in the old stones.

Mar 22nd, 2010 at 1:39:50 PM PDT by

Mar 21st, 2010 at 7:33:39 PM PDT by

finally highest bidder again.

Mar 27th, 2010 at 11:08:10 PM PDT by

Good Morning
It's about 5:30 here right now and I've just woke up this morning. We had several friends over yesterday afternoon for a catfish cooking. We cooked more fish, hushpuppies and taters that I've ever seen.........LOL..... and my head is sitting on my shoulders a bit sideways right now from all the liquid refreshment that was consumed.
I don't have to work today, so I'm thinking I might just go back to bed for awhile.....LOL...
Thanks for the bids
Ron

Mar 28th, 2010 at 3:43:45 AM PDT by

Ur lucky that u get to hunt on the farmers property,

Mar 27th, 2010 at 11:09:10 PM PDT by

I'm very fortunate to get to hunt as many places as I do. I know most of the local farmers and it's the only reason that I've been able to collect all the stones that I have, but it's growing more and more common to have one of them say No, when I ask permission to go rock hunting. Last Fall, I lost a spot, because someone had completely trashed the area where they had parked while they were hunting. There was beer bottles, soda cans, and McDonalds wrappers scattered everywhere, and the man called and told me that he had posted his property. He knew it wasn't me that had made the mess, but said that he would no longer allow anyone to hunt there.

Mar 28th, 2010 at 3:58:38 AM PDT by

That sucks but I understand where he's coming from kind of. I lost this one.

Mar 28th, 2010 at 9:47:46 AM PDT by

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