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Is it real? The guy wants $100 think its worth it

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Looks good, but for that kind of money, i'd make the deal pending a COA from Dwain.
Good luck

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But thats not a "Texas" item right?? Thought that celts are not really texas things...??? I could be wrong!

Where did it come from???? State that is


We had things like that in Ohio

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The guy found it on the surface but cant remeber where he said it could be Airizona?

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That is what appears to be a beautifully symmetrical 3/4 grooved axe made of speckled green hardstone from Ohio or Illinois. If its authentic, its museum quality and a show piece. It would ludicrous to believe that the owner couldn't remember where he found it unless perhaps he is mentally challenged.

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I have one in my collection that was found in Tom Green County Texas.

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If Lar Hothem were alive he would price an authentic piece of that quality at $1500 +. They don't call that material green hardstone for nothing, its hard. Even with power equipment I don't understand how someone could make that piece and sell it for $100.

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The item looks Good, and I have seen many like it from the Mid-West States. I would agree with the comment already made that no one would make it to sell it for only $100. I don't see how you could go wrong here, so its more a question if you want artifacts from out of State.

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Its a museum piece and certainly Han**** County Ohio material. Its a great relic. You may find a celt in Texas once every 20 years and its usually small and brown. Its worth $ 100. Nice !

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My bet would be on Not authentic. Story is not right, and neither is the bit area or the hafting area. Just my opinion.

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Tom Green County

This was found in Tom Green County on the North Concho River

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Roy,

That has to be an exceptionally rare find in that part of Texas.

Thanks for the picture.

jh

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I have a broke one I found at crishners it's fully grooved and polished smooth only on one side. And made of this white really hard stone

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Dam dirk i gotta see that i didnt know we had those in texas sorry we missed ya yesterday you made a good choice staying home

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Hardstone Axes & effigies sure are pretty ( and are an amazement of the work needed to make them )

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There were a lot of different stone displays at the show, I was surprised that probably as many as 25% of the specimens had a dead flat on one side ( not grooved all the way around ) sample hafted ones had the flat laced tight against specially carved handles

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SH




There were a lot of different stone displays at the show, I was surprised that probably as many as 25% of the specimens had a dead flat on one side ( not grooved all the way around ) sample hafted ones had the flat laced tight against specially carved handles


The Temple TX show had a LOT of hardstone Axes & discoidals..This giant I recorded was to expand on the above observation.

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One side is completely flat.

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Fairly large ones are not rare. There must be a million man hours labor in there

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Lookin at the size of the last one I now believe in giants from the past. There is no way that a regular sized man could swing that thing more than a few times.