Little Ohio Clovis - #5-1

Size: 1 3/4" long x 1" wide.

Provenance: Ohio. From the Frey collection.

Condition: Excellent. A very nice small Clovis including double flutes on one side, and superior patination.

Price: $150

Ohio Paleo Stemmed Lance/Stringtown - #5-2

Size: 4 1/4" long x 1 5/8" wide.

Provenance: Ohio.

Condition: Excellent. Rare Paleo form with great minerals. I like the term Stringtown Lance, as it refers to the Stringtown Site located in Franklin County, Ohio.

Price: $100

Ohio Paleo Lance - #5-3

Size: 3 7/16" long x 1 3/8" wide.

Provenance: Ohio.

Condition: Excellent. Tip was made rounded, or resharpened anciently to its current shape. Wonderful multi-toned Coshocton Flint with plenty of age on it.

Price: $100

Best Stone Tool I Personally Found - #5-4

Size: 11"

Provenance: Found in Hamilton County, Ohio

Condition: All I saw in the field was a small portion of the bit. I was sure it was an axe. Then I started pulling it out of the mud, and it just kept coming. Put it in my pocket, and my shorts fell down. Decided it was time to call it a day at that point. Won Best Stone Find at the Ohio Arch meeting in about 1999 with it.

Price: $NFS

Hopewell Snyder Point - #5-5

Size: 2 11/16" long x 1 5/8" wide.

Provenance: Found in Clark County, Kentucky.

Condition: Good. Nicks along the edges. Great basal barbs that you see on the better Snyders. Banded Hornstone material.

Price: $40

Iowa Square Knife - #5-6

Size: 4 1/4" long x 2 1/2" wide.

Provenance: Iowa. X: M. Fink.

Condition: Good. This is a very large and well made tool associated with the Paleo Culture that dates back 12,000 years. These tools were the Swiss Army knives of their time, and clearly an important part of the Paleo tool kit. Age and authenticity obvious on this piece.

Price: $80

Clovis - #5-7

Size: 4 1/4" long.

Provenance: Mishawaka, Indiana.

Condition: I hope everyone that aspires to collect a big Clovis studies this picture. You should notice ridiculous amounts of patina, and mineralization. I estimate at least 90% of the large Clovis points on the market right now are fakes. If you happen to run into one for sale, I wouldn't go beyond the quick smell test. If the piece doesn't scream authentic from across the room, I wouldn't even consider it. 14,000 years of patina doesn't ever look clean, and a 2 year old COA doesn't mean squat.

Price: $NFS

Sonora Flint Kirk with Basal Ear Restoration - #5-9

Size: 3 1/8" long x 1 9/16" wide.

Provenance: Found in Clark County, Kentucky in 1975.

Condition: Good. Basal ear in top of picture is restored. Although the restoration looks pretty good in the picture, it is very obvious in hand so I left it alone. This is a high grade of Sonora, and a very nice Kirk with a concave base.

Price: $On Hold

Concave Base Big Sandy - #5-10

Size: 3 7/8" long x 1 1/2" wide.

Provenance: Found in Mercer County, Kentucky.

Condition: Good. Bottom ear and the nicks along the tip edge were restored. I removed the restoration, and point is in "as found" condition now. Piece is made from an extremely high grade Boyles Chert, and is a great piece.

Price: $75

Super Thin Sonora Kirk Arrowhead - #5-11

Size: 2 3/4" long x 1 1/2" wide.

Provenance: Found Mercer County, Kentucky in 1961.

Condition: Good. This arrowhead is extremely thin, extremely well made, and manufactured from beautiful Sonora Flint. Side nick was restored, but I removed restoration. Still a killer piece, and very collectible. This one falls into my category of personal favorite.

Price: $75

Boyles Chert Pinetree - #5-12

Size: 2 13/16" long x 1 1/8" wide.

Provenance: Bourbon County, Kentucky found 1971.

Condition: Good. Some obvious nicks, but still in the upper level of Pinetrees. Longer and better made than 95% of the type. Very pleasing Boyles Chert.

Price: $75

My Favorite Small Point - #5-13

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Provenance:

Condition: Big is cool, but small and fine sells me everytime. This piece has everything going for it. Color, form, thinness, perfection.... Very difficult to price an object like this one.

Price: $NFS