Some guys from Sonora camping out near where my boyfriend is camping found this spearhead. They asked him if he wanted to buy it, he declined but
took a pic so I could see it. They sold it for 1000 pesos in GN. It's about 6" long almost perfect, slight chip on the tip. The craftsmanship is
really awesome.
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That's a cool spearhead!wilderone - 6-1-2011 at 08:07 AM
That is awesome. How long is it? Where was it found? Who bought it?goldhuntress - 6-1-2011 at 08:19 AM
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Originally posted by wilderone
That is awesome. How long is it? Where was it found? Who bought it?
It's about 6" long. Found somewhere in the mountains on the way to San Francisquito and I have no idea who bought it but I wish my boyfriend hadBajaGringo - 6-1-2011 at 08:34 AM
He should have negotiated...BornFisher - 6-1-2011 at 09:22 AM
1,000 pesos is mucho dinero! The real value is finding it yourself. Great piece through!LancairDriver - 6-1-2011 at 10:46 AM
Neat looking arrowhead. Given the location and circumstances it is probably real. You have to be careful of counterfeits. There are some people who
can turn these out in a couple of hours and you can't tell the difference from a real artifact. I know a guy here in Oregon who drops his replicas off
where they will be found just to give the finder a kick.Vince - 6-1-2011 at 11:04 AM
Good find! Manuel Diaz, of Rancho Coyote, took us on a hike near Posada back in the '60's and found several arrowheads. None as nice as that one
tho.wilderone - 6-1-2011 at 05:30 PM
".. . drops his replicas off where they will be found just to give the finder a kick"
One of Erle S. Gardner's compadres did this to him in the great mural canyons. He didn't see the humor, and it became a sore topic thereafter.Marc - 6-1-2011 at 06:27 PM
Is it against the law to keep artifacts or transport across the border??dtbushpilot - 6-1-2011 at 07:23 PM
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Is it against the law to keep artifacts or transport across the border??
Yes and yes.....dtBornFisher - 6-1-2011 at 07:24 PM
Messing with fake artifacts.
Well after showing a friend an arrow straightener I found, he made one using a concrete saw. This a rock (about 6" across) with a grove in it that the
natives would heat and then straighten their arrows. So my brother took it up to Julian where he seeded it for our step brother. Our step brother was
stoked to find the piece and was urged to turn the stone over. On the back was written-- "Before using, read manual". Oh yeah, got him good!!!!
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