Where can one find the true value of Indian arrowheads?

Question

These are artifacts that were found on my father-in-laws farm in MO., and, I suspect they were made by the Blackfeet Indians, as this was their land for thousands of years.

Answer 1

there is no $ value....only true value is the knowledge gained from them.

Answer 2

Oh did you find their moccasins?  Is that why they had black feet????  Arrowheads?   why not go to an antique dealer...they would know the true value.  Dont go just to one go to a few.  We have a lot of antique dealers over here in the UK and I am sure you must be having them in the big cities in the USA also.   What about going to an Indian reservation and asking in one of their shops?

Have you tried these places.....www.arrowheads.com/main.htm     Call 210 275 5657

www.mcantiques.com/bceksarr htm.

www.antiquewords.com/bq1061htm

Hope this helps. the first site shows you arrowheads and their price also.  Good luck

Answer 3

There are plenty of books to use for price guides. Like The Official Overstreet Identification and Price Guide to Indian Arrowheads book, thought they seem to mark things on a lower pay out scale. Because of that I would'nt use it to get a serious value, but rather learn the basic types and styles for your area as well as others from around the country. personally I wouldn't sell any arrowheads I've found as I feel they are priceless and not mine to sell, they belong to our children and their children and so on, I'm just keeping them safe for the next caretakers.

http://www.relicshack.com is a good place to go for identifying the points as well, and they will buy artifacts from you too. They are located in Lake Ozark, MO...

Answer 4

You can do some research in books, and on the internet to get an idea of the value. Ebay is a possibility. as are websites that buy collections.

The challenge is getting the best price.Most books have prices that are several years old and those buying arrowheads will want to pay under the current market price (they do want to make a profit) I found a Clovis point for $4,000 and arrowheads for $.99 that's quite a range. The Wenatchee Cache of unique Clovis points had the "Smithsonian Institution had valued the collection at just $40,000" That's just "gee whiz" information

My suggestion is to contact a college or the state archaeologist. See if someone could evaluate both the collection and the site where they were found. If you're lucky they may ask to conduct a dig. You'd then have more information about what went on there.

Provence, where the stuff came from, does increase the value. No doubt an evaluation would give you material, dates, and style. So informed, you'd be able to negotiate prices.

Answer 5

I hunt arrowheads on public land in western Colorado, and SE Utah.  I have also found pots, clay effigies, and in one location some funerary objects. I take the more interesting finds to a fossil and antiquities dealer in Nucla, Colorado.  He generally can tell me their approximate age, and value.

Answer 6

It's against the Federal law to sell any artifacts you can keep them or turn them over to a museum.

Answer 7

I once went to the lake to go swimming.  I parked my car in an unpaved area.  I opened the door and started to get out but something make me stop.  I looked at my one foot that was on the ground and at the toe was an arrowhead.  These things are a connection to them and you should keep them close to where they were found.

Answer 8

There are a lot of books out there, including ones that specialize in different areas.  If you're still in the midwest, you should be able to find one at the bookstore, as collecting is hugely popular around here.  You can probably also look online.

Since I'm a professional archaeologist, I have to add the whole bit about not collecting.  Those points are yours, or your father-in-law's, certainly, as that was his land.  Collecting artifacts destroys their scientific value, though, and it compromises the site that they were found on.  It's perfectly legal to collect on your own land, as long as you aren't selling grave goods, but there are definite minuses to it.  If you're still interested in collecting arrowheads and points, there are plenty of books and videos on flintknapping.  It's a nifty hobby.  There, PSA over with.