Pre-Columbian, Native American Artifact & Collectibles Auction
Updated August 13, 2026
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| Date | August 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc. |
| Location | 916 South 6th, Quincy, Illinois, 62305 · more auctions in Quincy |
| Lots | 509 |
| Estimates | $15 – $10,000 |
What's in this auction
509 lots, mostly jewelry & watches (37), sporting goods & outdoors (22), pottery, china & glass (18), antiques & furniture (11). 509 lots have photos and 46 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $15–$10,000 across 509 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- 2 5/8" Angostura, Cook Co., Illinois — est. $15–$10,000
- 2 1/2" Abby, Florida — est. $15–$10,000
- Lot of 12 Fossilized Eskimo Inuit Bone Artifacts, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska — est. $15–$10,000
- Collection of Fossil Coral, Middle East — est. $15–$10,000
- 1 3/8" Oley Point, Gray Rhyolite, Found 1920-1930, Marvin Farm/Beaver Site, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Ex. Peter Engstrom — est. $15–$10,000
From the auction house
This auction presents a diverse collection of archaeological and paleontological finds, offering a journey through ancient history and natural wonders. Among the notable artifacts are a large mammoth jaw bone, a collection of fossilized Eskimo Inuit bone artifacts from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, and a diverse range of arrowheads including Angostura, Abby, Oley Point, and Columbia River types. The sale also features an array of Pre-Columbian items, such as a human effigy pendant from Colombia and a translucent agate knife from New Mexico, alongside Paleolithic to Neolithic knives from various European sites. Further highlights include Native American copper cuff bracelets, Civil War bullets, and an assortment of fossil coral from the Middle East.
In this auction (509 lots)
Categories: Jewelry & Watches (37) · Sporting Goods & Outdoors (22) · Pottery, China & Glass (18) · Antiques & Furniture (11) · Tools & Shop Equipment (7) · Firearms & Militaria (4)
- Lot 1 — 2 5/8" Angostura, Cook Co., Illinois
- Lot 2 — 2 1/2" Abby, Florida
- Lot 3 — Lot of 12 Fossilized Eskimo Inuit Bone Artifacts, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
- Lot 4 — Collection of Fossil Coral, Middle East
- Lot 5 — 1 3/8" Oley Point, Gray Rhyolite, Found 1920-1930, Marvin Farm/Beaver Site, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Ex. Peter Engstrom, Ex. Dr. Robbins Collection
- Lot 6 — 2 3/4" Morrow Mountain Straight Base, Found 1920-1930, Marvin Farm/Beaver Site, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Ex. Peter Engstrom, Ex. Dr. Robbins Collection
- Lot 7 — 1 15/16" Tall Pre-Columbian Clay Figurine
- Lot 8 — 1 5/8" Pre-Columbian Human Effigy Pendant, Colombia, South America
- Lot 9 — 2 1/4" Translucent Agate Knife, New Mexico
- Lot 10 — 1 13/16" Corner Notch, Schuyler Co., Illinois
- Lot 11 — 2 1/2" Paleolithic to Neolithic Triangular Knife, Found in Denmark, Northern Europe
- Lot 12 — 3 3/8" Paleolithic to Neolithic Worn Knife, Eastern Mediterranean
- Lot 13 — 3 5/8" Paleolithic Flint Knife, Found in England
- Lot 14 — 1 3/8" King’s Miniature Smith, Monroe Co., Missouri
- Lot 15 — 2 1/2" Native American Copper Cuff Bracelet
- Lot 16 — 3" Clear Fork Gouge, Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Lot 17 — Pair of Pottery Beads, Dunklin Co., Missouri
- Lot 18 — 1 13/16" Columbia River Cascade Gem Point, Agate, Washington
- Lot 19 — 3 3/4" Neolithic Hand Awl, Found in Spain
- Lot 20 — 3 1/4" Pickwick, Alabama, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 21 — Lot of 5 Columbia River Arrowheads, Washington
- Lot 22 — 7/8" Gem Agate Micro Drill, New Mexico
- Lot 23 — 2 1/2" Cache River, Indiana
- Lot 24 — 2 5/8" Fish Lance/Spear, Found by Gary Nelson, Van Buren Co., Iowa
- Lot 25 — 2 1/2" White Quartz Cone, Found in Cass Co., Illinois, Chandlerville Township, Sec. 24, NE 160, SW 40, SE 10
- Lot 26 — Lot of 5 Civil War Bullets, Dug by Boyd Cole, Wayne Co., Tennessee
- Lot 27 — 3 5/8" Novaculite Caddo Knife, Western Arkansas
- Lot 28 — Lot 8 Historic Items, Central Ohio
- Lot 29 — 2 7/8" Mansion Inn, Purple Rhyolite, Found 1920-1930, Marvin Farm/Beaver Site, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Ex. Peter Engstrom, Ex. Dr. Robbins Collection
- Lot 30 — 3 1/4" Archaic Blade, Found 1920-1930, Marvin Farm/Beaver Site, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Ex. Peter Engstrom, Ex. Dr. Robbins Collection
- Lot 31 — 2 5/8" Celt/Adze/Spade/Digger, Colorful, Calhoun Co., Illinois, Ex. Steve Manos Collection
- Lot 32 — 3 1/8" Turkey Tail, Henderson Co., Kentucky
- Lot 33 — 2" Dalton Arrowhead, Missouri
- Lot 34 — 2 1/4" x 3/4" Morrow Mountain Point, Found 1920-1930, Marvin Farm/Beaver Site, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Ex. Peter Engstrom, Ex. Dr. Robbins Collection
- Lot 35 — 1 7/8" Clarksville Point, Gray Rhyolite, Found 1920-1930, Marvin Farm/Beaver Site, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Ex. Peter Engstrom, Ex. Dr. Robbins Collection
- Lot 36 — Large Lot of Neolithic Arrowheads, Africa
- Lot 37 — 1 3/4" Historic Lancelot, Brown Agate, New Mexico/Colorado
- Lot 38 — 5/8" Bird Point, Novaculite, Arkansas
- Lot 39 — 1 1/2" Hell’s Canyon, Obsidian, Central Nevada
- Lot 40 — 2 1/8" x 2 1/8" Paleolithic Square Knife, Europe
- Lot 41 — 2 1/2" x 2 1/8" Thebes, Coshocton Co., Ohio, Glued
- Lot 42 — 7/8" Cahokia Triangle, Mozarkite, Missouri, Ex. Drake Terwelp
- Lot 43 — 3" Kramer, Red and White Heat-Treated Burlington Chert, Adams Co., Illinois
- Lot 44 — 1 5/8" Game Ball, Illinois, Ex. Matt Lay
- Lot 45 — 2 1/4" Dovetail, Union Co., Illinois
- Lot 46 — 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" Native American Pick, Found 1920-1930, Marvin Farm/Beaver Site, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Ex. Peter Engstrom, Ex. Dr. Robbins Collection
- Lot 47 — 1 1/2" Fort Ancient Point/Drill, Central Ohio
- Lot 48 — 1 7/8" Fox Valley, Found by Gary Nelson, Van Buren Co., Iowa
- Lot 49 — 1" Elko Corner Notch, Banded Obsidian, Nevada
- Lot 50 — 1 1/2" Big Sandy, Christian Co., Kentucky, Ex. Jerry Dickey
- Lot 51 — 1 5/16" Bird Point, Adams Co., Illinois, Ex. Goodwin
- Lot 52 — 1 1/8" Jack’s Reef, Coshocton, Central Ohio
- Lot 53 — 2" x 1" King’s Corner Notch, Milan, Missouri, Ex. Steve McCabe Collection
- Lot 54 — 1 1/2" Kaolin Hopewell Snyders, Central Illinois
- Lot 55 — 1 3/16" Folsom/Fluted Paleo, New Mexico
- Lot 56 — Lot of 3 Arrowheads from Missouri
- Lot 57 — 2 3/8" Turkey Tail, Christian Co., Kentucky, Ex. Jerry Dickey
- Lot 58 — 2 5/8" x 1 3/4" River-Stained Rice Lobbed, Boone Co., Missouri
- Lot 59 — Large Antique Key
- Lot 60 — 4" x 1 1/8" Sedalia Digger/Spade/Hoe Digging Tool, Miller Co., Missouri, Great Color, Bit Polished
- Lot 61 — 1 5/8" x 7/8" Matanza, Creek-Stained, Found by Michael Koch, Brown Co., Illinois
- Lot 62 — 1 15/16" x 1" Apple Creek, Ex. Schoon, Woodford Co., Illinois
- Lot 63 — 7/8" Cahokia, Found in St. Clair Co., Illinois, Ex. Ruble Collection
- Lot 64 — 1 3/8" x 7/8" Hopewell Snyders, Ex. Schoon, Woodford Co., Illinois
- Lot 65 — 2 5/8" x 3/4" Sedalia
- Lot 66 — Zuni Fetish Earrings, Stamped Silver
- Lot 67 — 1 7/8" x 5/8" Cascade Columbia River Gem Point, Oregon/Washington
- Lot 68 — 2 1/4" x 1 1/2" Translucent Agate Blade, Found in Florida, Ex. Jim Lee, Ex. Jerry Dickey
- Lot 69 — 2 3/4" x 1 3/4" Translucent Fossilized Coral Blade, Found in Florida, Ex. Jim Lee Collection, Ex. Jerry Dickey
- Lot 70 — 1 3/8" Dart, Pima Co., Arizona
- Lot 71 — 1 7/16" Serrated Crystal Quartz, North Carolina
- Lot 72 — 2 1/4" x 7/8" Agate Basin/Angostura, Ground Base, Paleo, Southeast Missouri, Ex. Bill Pettit Collection, Ex. Jerry Dickey
- Lot 73 — 1 3/4" Hematite Loaf Stone, Early Archaic, Kentucky, Ex. Josh Davis
- Lot 74 — 3" x 1 1/4" Blade, Woodford Co., Illinois, Ex. Schoon
- Lot 75 — 1 1/2" Heartbreaker, Knife River Flint, North Dakota
- Lot 76 — 3 1/8" Deer Antler Woodland Knife Handle, Found in Christian Co., Kentucky
- Lot 77 — 3 1/4" x 1 1/2" Pickwick, Alabama
- Lot 78 — 3 5/8" x 1 3/8" Wadlow, Found in St. Louis Co., Missouri
- Lot 79 — 1 3/4" x 1 1/4" Serrated Pine Tree, Southern Illinois, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 80 — 2 3/8" x 1 1/8" Table Rock, Creek Flint, Adams Co., Illinois
- Lot 81 — Lot of Arrowheads, Kentucky, Ex. Rocky Hall
- Lot 82 — 1 15/16" x 3/4" Eilo Mahogany Obsidian, Oregon
- Lot 83 — Lot of 12 Bird Point Arrowheads, Found Near Phelps Co., Missouri, by Jack Schriever
- Lot 84 — 2 1/8" x 3/4" Needle Tip Cascade, Obsidian, Oregon
- Lot 85 — 1 1/4" x 3/4" Elko Corner Notch, Obsidian, Oregon
- Lot 86 — 2 3/16" x 1 1/2" Snyders, Ex. Schoon, Woodford Co., Illinois
- Lot 87 — 2 1/2" x 5/8" Drill, Ex. Schoon, Woodford Co., Illinois
- Lot 88 — 3" x 7/8" Harpeth River, Serrated, Tennessee, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 89 — Lot of 5 Bird Points, Central Missouri
- Lot 90 — 2 9/16" x 1" Table Rock, Avon Chert, Woodford Co., Illinois, Ex. Schoon
- Lot 91 — 7/8" Bird Point, Butler Co., Missouri, Ex. Parker
- Lot 92 — 1 5/8" Elko Corner Notch, Obsidian, Oregon
- Lot 93 — 2" Agate Basin, Flaked, Illinois, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 94 — 2 7/16" Kaolin Chert Kramer, Woodford Co., Illinois, Ex. Schoon
- Lot 95 — 2 1/8" Red/Gray Hopewell, Found by Ryan Keele, Benton Co., Missouri
- Lot 96 — 1 7/8" Hanna Side Notch, Knife River Flint, Iowa
- Lot 97 — 2" Northern Side Notch, Obsidian, Oregon
- Lot 98 — 1 1/2" Mozarkite Robinson, Found by Ryan Keele, Benton Co., Missouri
- Lot 99 — 1 7/8" Serrated Kirk, Beveled, Southern Illinois, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 100 — 3 3/8" Slate Celt, Woodford Co., Illinois, Ex. Schoon
- Lot 101 — 2 11/16" Cache River, Josh Davis COA, Western Illinois, Ex. John Vandervort Collection
- Lot 102 — 3" Kirk Corner Notch, Stewart Co., Tennessee
- Lot 103 — 6 15/16" Extra-Thin Bi-Point Knife, Dickey COA, Montgomery Co., Missouri, Found by James Leinhard, Ex. Randy Hudson Collection, Includes In Situ Photo
- Lot 104 — 4 11/16" Thebes, Dickey COA, Calhoun Co., Illinois, Found Near the Illinois River
- Lot 105 — 6 7/16" Sloan Dalton, Motley COA, Avon Chert, Illinois
- Lot 106 — 2 5/18" Snyder, Cobden Chert, Southern Illinois
- Lot 107 — 4 5/8" Agate Basin, Dickey COA, Likely Found in Illinois, Ex. Bill Pettit
- Lot 108 — 3 13/16" Hanna Northern Point, Dickey & Rogers COA, South Dakota, Found Before the 1960s
- Lot 109 — 2 11/16" Holland Dalton, Partain COA, Livingston Co., Kentucky
- Lot 110 — 5 15/16" Drill, Montgomery Co., Missouri, Found by James Leinhard
- Lot 111 — 6" Mackinac Blade, Illinois, Ex. Tracey Kauffman, Three Minor Areas of Restoration
- Lot 112 — 3 3/8" Kirk Serrated, Dickey COA, Illinois, Ex. Jim Lee, Ex. Gary Mumaw
- Lot 113 — 3 5/8" Angostura, Dickey COA, Boone Co., Missouri, Found by Jim Bruce
- Lot 114 — 7 5/8" Copper Flared-Bit Celt, Le Flore Co., Oklahoma, Found at Spiro Mounds in the Late 1800s
- Lot 115 — 6 1/16" Hemphill, Ryan Keele COA, Sullivan Co., Missouri, Ex. Steve McCabe
- Lot 116 — 9 3/4" Spud, Diorite, Illinois, Ex. Ed Payne
- Lot 117 — 4 1/4" Large Trilobite Fossil
- Lot 118 — 7" Large Mazon Creek Fern Fossil
- Lot 119 — 3 5/8" Large Mazon Creek Shrimp Fossil, Highly Detailed
- Lot 120 — 6 5/8" Ohio Axe, Ex. Tom Browner
- Lot 121 — 8 1/2" Engraved Chinese Dagger, Warring States Period
- Lot 122 — Cache of 4 Red Ocher Blades, Largest is 7", Found at Cahokia Mounds in the Early 1900s, One Intact and Three Broken and Reglued
- Lot 123 — Sioux Bear Claw Necklace with Venetian and Glass Beads
- Lot 124 — Lot of 2 New, Sealed Keokuk Books by Bruce Filbrandt
- Lot 125 — Approximately 3' Crow Beaded Belt, Early 1900s
- Lot 126 — 17 1/8" Civil War Bayonet, Recovered at the Shiloh Battlefield
- Lot 127 — U.S. Union Box Plate, Found Near New Hope Church, Appomattox, Virginia
- Lot 128 — Civil War Artifact, Recovered Near Smith County, Virginia
- Lot 129 — 5 7/8" x 5" Mississippian Fish Scale Effigy Jar, Intricate Detail, Minor Restoration
- Lot 130 — 6 1/2" x 6" Anasazi Pitcher, Found in Tularosa, New Mexico, Minor Restoration
- Lot 131 — 11" x 7 1/4" Old Crow Indian Camp Photograph
- Lot 132 — 9 5/8" Morse Knife, Dickey COA, Webster Co., Missouri, Ex. Hank Lambert
- Lot 133 — 1' Woolly Mammoth Tusk Tip, Alaska, Minor Areas of Wood Filler on Flat Side
- Lot 134 — 5 3/4" Inuit Carved Walrus Statue, Alaska, Signed by the Artist
- Lot 135 — 28 7/8" Alaskan Arrow with Bone Harpoon Tip
- Lot 135a — 3 3/16" x 1 7/16" Hardin, Dickey COA, Yellow Prenters Chert, Found in Northeastern Arkansas, Broken Ear Reglued, Ex. Jerry Dickey
- Lot 135b — 2 7/8" x 1" Drill, Keele COA, Burlington Chert, Milan, Missouri, Ex. Steve McCabe
- Lot 135c — 2" Inscribed Discoidal, Motley COA, Adams Co., Ohio
- Lot 135d — 1 9/16" x 1 1/2" D-Hump Bannerstone, Motley COA, Colorful Banded Slate, Wood Co., Ohio, Ex. Jake Vahle
- Lot 135e — Lot of 4 Archaic/Woodland Arrowheads
- Lot 135f — Lot of 6 Archaic/Woodland Arrowheads
- Lot 135g — Lot of 5 Archaic/Woodland Arrowheads
- Lot 135h — Lot of 2 Heartbreakers and 3 Archaic/Woodland Tools
- Lot 135i — Lot of 6 Archaic/Woodland Arrowheads
- Lot 135j — 3 3/4" x 2 1/4" Pottery Trowel, Found in Missouri
- Lot 135k — Pair of Charmstones, Found in California, Largest 3 7/8"
- Lot 136 — 4 1/4" Bone Comb, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
- Lot 137 — 6" Bone Knife with Slate Insert, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
- Lot 138 — 2 1/16" Engraved Bone Bead, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
- Lot 139 — 8 3/4" Inuit Shell Mask with Original Cordage, Superb Condition
- … and 359 more lots
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