Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Woody roberts on October 20, 2020, 04:29:14 pm
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Mods if this is in the wrong area please fell free to move.
I have a friend whose husband recently passed away. He had been an avid arrowhead hunter his entire life. She is left with a considerable collection. She asked if they had any value. They had no children to leave them to.
I said I thought they had a value but didn’t know where to go to see what they might be worth.
I was hoping someone on here could steer us in a direction.
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These days the selling of artifacts seems to be a sensitive issue. I would recommend contacting a local museum and consider donating them as a memorial.
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There are several "artifact shows" around the country where people sell, trade, or show their arrowheads and collections.
If you google "artifact shows 2020" the first thing that pops up is a calendar from arrowheads.com
I would start there.
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+1 on the museum. i would do that if i found any personally. my museums native american exhibit is too small and i spend too much time there!
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Museum would be the last place I would take them. They wind up in boxes in the basement.
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oh yeah thats a good point...
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If they are catalogued, identified, and displayed, the collection should have a good value. Try to find a reputable collector/dealer.
Hawkdancer
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Arrowheads are like old coins. You'll need to get them certified to get top dollar. Usually certification can be gotten at a show.
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Beware museums, once you give them something it is theirs, they can sell it out the back door and do. The flintlock guys have mentioned giving a museum their family heirloom rifle and it was never seen again.
There was an artifact museum downtown that had a back door reputation of black market sales, the money was pocketed by the guys who ran the place. Guys who collected told me this, I didn't have any first hand experience.
The above mentioned museum was torn down, a new one was built and run by the state, the shady stuff stopped, I even donated a bowl to them, I am pointing to it, it is the one with the chip out of it.
(https://i.imgur.com/tykZFSc.jpg)
A big collection will take a while to access and catalog, mine wasn't that big but my son and I spent a whole day sifting through it before I gave the stuff to my granddaughter.
If he has any paleo fluted stuff they can go for 10 to 15K each now. Prices have skyrocketed.
Although the sales of artifacts is generally frowned upon, I have friends who have made big money selling parts of their collection.