Yard Sale finds

[SurfaceHunter]

Well I got lucky and bought these person said he thought they came from Alabama. Best yard sale finds I’ve made in a long time. 2 on the right look like fluted Daltons to me

[willjo]

Looks like you had a good day with those

[tomclark]

Niiiiice!

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Glenn, Have the points been varnished or is that just shiny stone?

[SurfaceHunter]

Not seeing hinge fractures is a good thing isn’t it?

[Ron Kelley]

That second one has several hinges.

[SurfaceHunter]

My loop broke into pieces I have to get another and look

[Kentucky point]

Second one from the left is my favorite for sure. Excellent "finds!" (well technically you did find them...on the table. )

[SurfaceHunter]

They were in a box

[flintguy]

I've never bought an artifact before, but if I saw that collection at a good price and they looked old up close, I would be very tempted. The way my hunts have been going, I would probably lose them on the way home after I bought them...and still come back empty handed. 🙂

[SurfaceHunter]

Been a rough year to find quality pieces that’s for sure

[beatup1354]

Super yard sale finds

[SurfaceHunter]

Thanks

[SurfaceHunter]

I will get more pics later I did wash them and rub a little oil so they would be better looking. Right now I’m in a creek but not finding anything

[SurfaceHunter]

Wiped and dry

[Sage hen jack]

I see what looks life fresh hinge fractures on the 2nd point from the right but not on the other 3. Nice score!!! I second the prior mention of leaving found Artifacts untouched/never cleaning or oiling etc. These were already Varnished altered so to speak before you became their Caretaker-so I would of probably also removed the Varnish. I’m always suspect when Artifacts are coated with varnish or anything That could change an Artifacts appearance.

[SurfaceHunter]

Mineral oil doesn’t hurt them unless it’s a grainy material it will dry off. Many collectors use it

[SurfaceHunter]

Daltons are ground along bases and sides partly up from base

[Kentucky point]

So what is the type of that piece, second from right? It looks Paleo-ish to me.

[SurfaceHunter]

I see right not left I’m not sure

[SurfaceHunter]

The white one I think even though roughly made probably a Hardaway

[Josie]

Those are nice! I've never thought about people selling artifacts at a yard sale.

[SurfaceHunter]

I bought a collection from him a few years back he didn’t really know the value then. He knows a little now but I know more. He buys estate sales and sometimes they are in with what he buys👍

[Artifascination]

That’s an awesome little Dalton collection ya snagged there!

[SurfaceHunter]

Not as good as your Paleo from the pawn shop but I will take it

[SurfaceHunter]

That’s an awesome little Dalton collection ya snagged there!

Thanks he had a box of points from purchasing estates he said he had a lot but has been selling them off in his weekly yard sale. Unfortunately when I looked he had these and the others were obviously fake but not like these. I just passed on the stemmed fake ones.