Arrowhead

[Smilodon]

Went metal detecting today and found this will digging a piece of copper. Any idea what this point is or value? I believe it is coral as it is translucent

 

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[fyrffytr1]

Nice point. You should post it in the American Indian Artifacts thread. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/board,89.0.html They will tell you all about it. Please include the part of our country it came from.

 

[TommNJ]

Nice Arrowhead!

TommNJ

 

[High Plains Digger]

I have never tried to work coral, but I really doubt it would have concoidal chippping like that. Could be made of anything from quartz, agate, chert , flint or jasper. Almost looks like what I call "sweetwater agate" that we find in No. Colorado and around Wyoming. Any of these can be translucent, easily.

 

[kevkirki]

WOW....very cool find

 

[plymouthian12]

great point

 

[Theakiki]

Nice. Hard to tell, but it looks huge compared with the fingers.

 

[jewelerguy]

based on size in relation to your fingers in the second pic, it looks to be a spear head

 

[Smilodon]

Hello, I forgot to mention the size is just shy of 4". Any idea on the name of this point or age? Thanks for the help

Stephen

 

[jewelerguy]

Hello, I forgot to mention the size is just shy of 4". Any idea on the name of this point or age? Thanks for the help

Stephen

here's a good reference site... http://www.overstreetid.com/

 

[moah4me]

Hello great find by the way as far as names it mostly depends on the area were it was found. I am from New York and we call points of that shape Adena

 

[stefen]

Went metal detecting today and found this will digging a piece of copper. Any idea what this point is or value? I believe it is coral as it is translucent

I was of the impression that coral was in the orange to red color range and is solid and not translucent! Possibly what you found is made from quartz.

 

[High Plains Digger]

They used to find some agate filled coral pieces off the Fla coast (Ft. Lauderdale??) that had a lot of color, and as I remember, a lot of banding. Smilodon: other than being translucent, are there other reasons you think this may be agatized coral?