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This light tan granite biscuit discoidal has wonderful balance and good size at 3 ¾” in diameter. Nicely polished, with no damage. Found in Wayne County, TN. Ex-Wayne Graham. $650. |
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This is one of the finest cones I have ever owned. Orange granite. Truncated styple, with slightly dished out base. 1 ½” by 2 3/8.” Purchased from Bruce Butts on 6/22/99. Butts’ notes state that this cone was found by some hikers on the Chattooga River in Chattooga Co., GA. Ex-Marty Martin. $450. |
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Several 22” to 23” strands of colorful seed beads discovered at the site of the July 23, 1839, Harney Massacre in southwest Florida , on the north bank of the Caloosahatchee River . Seminole Chief Billy Bowlegs and 250 others stormed the trading post and burned it, killing most occupants. Col. William Harney escaped. The massacre, near present day Fort Meyers , prompted Gen. Zachary Taylor to campaign to rid Florida of the Seminoles in the Second Seminole War. $60 a strand for these historically significant beads. |
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Extremely rare antler and bone fishing lure from the lower Steinhatchee River basin of Florida. This and the 15 other known examples may be the earliest surviving fishing lures in the Americas. The lure’s body is made from the 4” tine of a deer antler, while the hook is made from a sharpened raccoon baculum. It is likely that feathers also were part of these lures. This and the other lures are the subject of an article by Jim Tatum, the Florida archaeologist, that appeared in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol. 56, No. 3, of July 2009, pp. 132-136. Price on request. |
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MI03091001 |
This is one of the most beautiful examples of an engraved bone hairpin you are ever likely to see. A rarely offered relic type, this one exhibits a very intricate design. A St. Johns River piece, it comes from an old Florida collection. Slight professional restoration at the point (1/8”). Dark brown in color from the river tannins, it shows good polish. Price on request. |
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This 4 ¼” split turkey bone awl was found at the famous Tick Island site on the St. Johns River in Florida when so much good bone was rescued in the 1960s. What’s special is that it has a good bit of engraving on the pierced, distal end, including in the natural folds. Interlocking “waves,” dots, tally marks, etc. No damage. $450. |
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MI04191001 |
Excellent engraved cannel coal discoidal was collected in 1969 from the famous Fox Field site in Mason County, KY. This is a highly polished, flawless example with four winds design. 1 9/16” in diameter. Price on request. Ex-Don Baker. |
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I recently obtained four trade silver circular pins, all intact, that were found by a metal detector many years ago in Tallapoosa Co., AL. These range from ½” to ¾” in diameter. $60 each or all four for $200. |
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MI04231001 |
The attractive burgundy quartzite cupped discoidal is a little beauty but it does have a small chip off the side. 2 ¾” diameter. Hamilton Co., OH. $375. |
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I have obtained a large number of Revolutionary War era gunflints that were made in Brandon, Suffolk, England, in the 1700s for use with the Brown Bess rifle and found in a cache. I also have Brown Bess musket balls (.75 cal.) that pair nicely with the flints, which come in three types of stone: British black, English gray and French amber. A set of the three and a musket ball is $10. Several sets are available. |
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MI05231001 |
This is a rare barrel-type plummet of light gray limestone, 2 5/16,” that was collected by a worker for the University of Florida, Gainesville, in the 1940s, on the Gulf Coast. Name of the collector available to buyer. $1,000. |
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Another rare plummet from Florida, this of seashell, is 3 5/16” and perfect. I call this the canon type because it closely resembles in profile the cannons found in waters off Florida and throughout the Caribbean. From the same collection as above. $750. |
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MI06121001 |
Heavily reworked red sandstone Fort Ancient discoidal is 1 9/16” and bears the old number 2572. Probably a Fox Field piece, Mason Co., KY, but I can’t be sure. Cheap at $85 Could this be an earring? |
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